Protesters stand in the street as they face riot police on Sunday, May 26, in Paris on the sidelines of demonstrations against a gay marriage law legalizing same-sex marriage and adoptions for gay couples. President Francois Hollande s<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2013%2F05%2F18%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Ffrance-same-sex-marriage%2Findex.html">igned the measure into law</a> on May 18 following months of bitter debate and demonstrations, including <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2013%2F05%2F21%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Ffrance-cathedral-death%2Findex.html">a suicide </a>at Notre Dame Cathedral in the name of protesting same-sex marriage.
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Protesters stand in the street as they face riot police on Sunday, May 26, in Paris on the sidelines of demonstrations against a gay marriage law legalizing same-sex marriage and adoptions for gay couples. President Francois Hollande signed the measure into law on May 18 following months of bitter debate and demonstrations, including a suicide at Notre Dame Cathedral in the name of protesting same-sex marriage.
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Protesters gather and sit on the ground as riot police surround them on May 26. Tens of thousands marched through Paris today to protest the law.
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Protesters gather and sit on the ground as riot police surround them on May 26. Tens of thousands marched through Paris today to protest the law.
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Protesters stand in a cloud of tear gas on May 26.
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Protesters stand in a cloud of tear gas on May 26.
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Riot police stand in a line facing protesters on May 26.
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Riot police stand in a line facing protesters on May 26.
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Police clash with and arrest protesters on May 26.
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Police clash with and arrest protesters on May 26.
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Riot policemen face off with protesters on May 26.
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Riot policemen face off with protesters on May 26.
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Riot police arrest a protester on May 26.
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Riot police arrest a protester on May 26.
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Opponents of the law demonstrate in front of the headquarters of the Grand Orient de France, a Masonic order, in Paris on Friday, May 24.
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Opponents of the law demonstrate in front of the headquarters of the Grand Orient de France, a Masonic order, in Paris on Friday, May 24.
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A member of the FEMEN feminist activist group with writing on her chest reading "May fascists rest in hell" is arrested by police officers after taking part in a protest at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on Wednesday, May 22. The protesters were demonstrating against the suicide of a far-right activist inside the cathedral the previous day.
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A member of the FEMEN feminist activist group with writing on her chest reading "May fascists rest in hell" is arrested by police officers after taking part in a protest at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on Wednesday, May 22. The protesters were demonstrating against the suicide of a far-right activist inside the cathedral the previous day.
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French police stand outside Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral on Tuesday, May 21, following the evacuation of the cathedral after a man shot himself dead in front of the altar. Historian and writer Dominique Venner killed himself in front of horrified tourists after denouncing same-sex marriage and immigration.
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French police stand outside Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral on Tuesday, May 21, following the evacuation of the cathedral after a man shot himself dead in front of the altar. Historian and writer Dominique Venner killed himself in front of horrified tourists after denouncing same-sex marriage and immigration.
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People holding rainbow flags attend the event Concert pour tous! (Concert for all!) on May 21 at Place de la Bastille square in Paris. The concert was a countermovement in reference to the French anti-gay marriage movement Manif pour tous (Demonstration for all), and celebrated the legalization of same-sex marriage.
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People holding rainbow flags attend the event Concert pour tous! (Concert for all!) on May 21 at Place de la Bastille square in Paris. The concert was a countermovement in reference to the French anti-gay marriage movement Manif pour tous (Demonstration for all), and celebrated the legalization of same-sex marriage.
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Bare-chested men wearing white masks, members of anti-gay group Hommen, shout slogans as they are detained in a police bus during a demonstration against a bill legalizing same-sex marriages on May 17 in Paris.
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Bare-chested men wearing white masks, members of anti-gay group Hommen, shout slogans as they are detained in a police bus during a demonstration against a bill legalizing same-sex marriages on May 17 in Paris.
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Members of groups opposing same-sex marriage gather on Thursday, May 16, in front of the Sorbonne in Paris.
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Members of groups opposing same-sex marriage gather on Thursday, May 16, in front of the Sorbonne in Paris.
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People celebrate at Paris City Hall on Tuesday, April 23, after the <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2013%2F04%2F23%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Ffrance-same-sex-vote%2Findex.html">French National Assembly adopted a bill legalizing same-sex marriage</a> and adoptions for gay couples.
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People celebrate at Paris City Hall on Tuesday, April 23, after the French National Assembly adopted a bill legalizing same-sex marriage and adoptions for gay couples.
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Supporters cheer in front of the Paris City Hall on April 23. If the measure is enacted, France would be the ninth country in Europe to allow same-sex marriage.
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Supporters cheer in front of the Paris City Hall on April 23. If the measure is enacted, France would be the ninth country in Europe to allow same-sex marriage.
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People unfurl a rainbow banner in Toulouse on April 23 after the lower house vote.
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People unfurl a rainbow banner in Toulouse on April 23 after the lower house vote.
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Supporters of same-sex marriage pose for photos during Tuesday's celebrations in Paris.
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Supporters of same-sex marriage pose for photos during Tuesday's celebrations in Paris.
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Opponents of same-sex marriage shout slogans and wave French national flags in Lyon on April 23.
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Opponents of same-sex marriage shout slogans and wave French national flags in Lyon on April 23.
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Activists opposed to same-sex marriage demonstrate on Concorde Square in Paris on April 23.
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Activists opposed to same-sex marriage demonstrate on Concorde Square in Paris on April 23.
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Opponents of same-sex marriage protest at the National Assembly in Paris on April 23.
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Opponents of same-sex marriage protest at the National Assembly in Paris on April 23.
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More demonstrations take place outside the National Assembly in Paris on April 23.
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More demonstrations take place outside the National Assembly in Paris on April 23.
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Opponents of a gay marriage bill face riot officers at "La Manif Pour Tous," or demonstration for all, on Sunday, April 21.
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Opponents of a gay marriage bill face riot officers at "La Manif Pour Tous," or demonstration for all, on Sunday, April 21.
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Police officers hold down a demonstrator at the "La Manif Pour Tous" demonstration on Sunday.
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Police officers hold down a demonstrator at the "La Manif Pour Tous" demonstration on Sunday.
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Leader of the French Christian Democratic Party, Christine Boutin, center, and MP Gilbert Collard, right, participate in an anti-gay marriage demonstration on Sunday.
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Leader of the French Christian Democratic Party, Christine Boutin, center, and MP Gilbert Collard, right, participate in an anti-gay marriage demonstration on Sunday.
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Tens of thousands of the bill's opponents gather on Sunday.
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Tens of thousands of the bill's opponents gather on Sunday.
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Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe speaks to journalists at Bastille Square during a pro-gay rights demonstration on Sunday.
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Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe speaks to journalists at Bastille Square during a pro-gay rights demonstration on Sunday.
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Thousands of people gather in support of the bill in Bastille Square on Sunday.
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Thousands of people gather in support of the bill in Bastille Square on Sunday.
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Supporters of gay marriage gather on Sunday.
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Supporters of gay marriage gather on Sunday.
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Gay marriage supporters raise signs in Bastille Square on Sunday.
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Gay marriage supporters raise signs in Bastille Square on Sunday.
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People yell in support of the new law Sunday in Bastille Square.
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People yell in support of the new law Sunday in Bastille Square.
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Members of the anti-gay marriage group Hommen demonstrate on Saturday, April 20, in Rennes, France. The group was created in response to Femen, a feminist group that organizes topless protests for social issues.
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Members of the anti-gay marriage group Hommen demonstrate on Saturday, April 20, in Rennes, France. The group was created in response to Femen, a feminist group that organizes topless protests for social issues.
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The group Hommen gathers in Rennes to protest the bill on Saturday.
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The group Hommen gathers in Rennes to protest the bill on Saturday.
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