The  to be married in  tied the knot on Wednesday in the southern city of . Mayor of the city Hélène Mandroux, conducted the ceremony between the two men: Vincent Autin, 40 and partner Bruno Boileau, 39. Mandroux said the day was historic in a fight for a discrimination-free society. On Sunday, tensions were high in  when opponents of same-sex marriage staged demonstrations throughout the city. The French police confirmed that they arrested nearly 100 protesters on the esplanade around the monument in Paris. Police resorted to using to subdue the crowds and most arrests occurred against civilians for refusing to disperse, occupying private property, and possession of weapons. Over 150,000 people protested in opposition to the law that was passed last month legalising marriage between gay and lesbian couples. Over 4,500 police officers were on duty to provide security for the event, where activists waved pink and blue flags. A dozen far-right rivals to the ruling hung a banner over their headquarters campaigning for current President  to resign. The demonstrations happened on the same day the honoured French lesbian love story with its most prestigious prize, the . The sexually graphic film is directed by French- filmmaker . Last month, France was the fourteenth country in the world, and the ninth within the EU to legalise same-sex marriage. France joins countries including  , , , , and , and twelve  states, that have legalised same-sex marriage.
The first same-sex couple to be married in France tied the knot on Wednesday in the southern city of . Mayor of the city Hélène Mandroux, conducted the ceremony between the two men: Vincent Autin, 40 and partner Bruno Boileau, 39. Mandroux said the day was historic in a fight for a discrimination-free society. On Sunday, tensions were high in Paris when opponents of same-sex marriage staged demonstrations throughout the city. The French police confirmed that they arrested nearly 100 protesters on the esplanade around the monument in Paris. Police resorted to using to subdue the crowds and most arrests occurred against civilians for refusing to disperse, occupying private property, and possession of weapons. Over 150,000 people protested in opposition to the law that was passed last month legalising marriage between gay and lesbian couples. Over 4,500 police officers were on duty to provide security for the event, where activists waved pink and blue flags. A dozen far-right rivals to the ruling hung a banner over their headquarters campaigning for current President Francois Hollande to resign. The demonstrations happened on the same day the honoured French lesbian love story with its most prestigious prize, the . The sexually graphic film is directed by French-Tunisian filmmaker . Last month, France was the fourteenth country in the world, and the ninth within the EU to legalise same-sex marriage. France joins countries including Canada, New Zealand, Sweden, Denmark, and Uruguay , and twelve US states, that have legalised same-sex marriage.
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