Finally, the hotly debate topic of allowing same-sex marriage in France came to conclude, making France the 14th country in the world to legalize gay marriage. It is considered the biggest social reform since the abolition of death penalty in 1981. "Love has won out over hate," was the comment Montpellier mayor, Helene Mandroux, after the bill was signed. She will celebrate France's first gay marriage on May 29 despite concern over possibility of violent protest. Even though huge and often violent demonstrations had broken out for months by opponents, polls showed more than half the country backed gay marriage. However, the leader of opposition to gay marriage has said that he is expecting another huge protest by millions of opponents to the law on May 26.
Read more at: http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2013/05/18/world/europe/18reuters-france-gaymarriage.html?ref=global-home&_r=0
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