Tens of thousands of people have protested in France against plans to legalise same-sex marriage and allow gay couples to adopt.Nov 17,2012 Saturday's protest, called the "March for Everyone," included pro-family and Catholic groups.
Police said at least 70,000 took to the streets in Paris;
there were other demonstrations in the cities of Lyon, Toulouse and
Marseille.Protesters in Paris wore pink T-shirts and scarves and carried pink balloons emblazoned with images of a man and woman holding two children's hands.
"A child needs a father and a mother, he needs the paternal and the maternal side and with this bill that might not be possible any more," said one protestor
President Francois Hollande has promised to change French law so that gay and lesbian couples can marry.
Despite opposition from more than 1,000 mayors and the Catholic Church, his socialist government approved a bill on the issue earlier this month which will be debated by parliament in January 2013.
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