Thousands Protests Against Gay Marriage in Paris Sunday Oct 16,2016

 

Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Paris on Sunday Oct 16,2016 to demonstrate against gay marriage and to call for candidates in next year's presidential election to support "traditional family values"

Protesters held signs with slogans such "A father and a mother -- it's hereditary" as they made their way towards the Trocadero concourse in front of the Eiffel Tower.

Police said up to 24,000 people took part while organisers put the number far higher.

The target of their anger is the 2013 law legalising same-sex marriage introduced by the then justice minister Christiane Taubira.