Anti gay marriage pic
Huge anti-gay-marriage protest rally in Paris
One UMP member of parliament, Jacques Myard, told BBC News that the law had been passed by the governing party "by force" and his party would review it if re-elected.
Mr Myard told the BBC there was a "huge gap between this government and the citizens" over the marriage issue.
"This is something we cannot accept because of the fate of the children," he said.
"Those people are playing God, because they want to marry, but it won't stop at this stage. Then they will adopt, and then we will have children in families where there is no father or no mother."
The leader of France's far-right National Front, Marine Le Pen, was also among the marchers.
On Saturday evening, a group of protesters chained themselves to metal barriers they had placed in the middle of the Champs-Elysees.
Some released smoke bombs before police moved in and arrested them. Nobody was hurt.
Opposition to gay marriage has become conflated with all sorts of other anti-government grievances coming from the right and the atmosphere in the country is particularly volatile, the BBC's Hugh Schofield says.
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Things Got Wild At The Gay Marriage Rally [PHOTOS]
These are people who braved the winter weather Monday to hold their place in line to receive tickets for the oral arguments.
These are the plaintiffs in Hollingsworth v. Perry, Kris Perry and Sandy Stier, as they stand outside the National Archives on March 25.
Actor and director Rob Reiner, one of the founders of the American Foundation for Equal Rights, has his tie adjusted early this morning while he waits for oral arguments and rallies to start.
Anti-Proposition 8 demonstrators are shadowed by a rainbow banner in front of the Supreme Court.
Gay couples and their children hold signs outside the court earlier this morning in support of defeating DOMA.
A protester who said his name was Qween Amar frolics with another pro-gay marriage protester in the early morning hours before arguments for Hollingsworth v. Perry started.
A gay married couple enthusiastically joins the pro-gay marriage protests.
Protester Qween Amar, dressed in a devil The Case Against Christians Attending a Gay Wedding
The case against Christians attending a lgbtq+ wedding is relatively straightforward. We can lay out the case in three premises and a conclusion.
The Argument
Premise 1: Male lover “marriage” is not marriage.
No matter what a government may sanction, the biblical definition of marriage (see Gen. 2:18–25, Mal. 2:13–15, Matt. 19:4–6; Eph. 5:22–33) involves a gentleman and a gal. I won’t belabor the point, because I assume in this post that I’m speaking to those who consent with the Westminster Confession of Faith when it says, “Marriage is to be between one man and one woman” (WCF 24.1). Gay “marriage” is not only an offense to God—sanctioning a kind of sexual activity that the Bible condemns (Lev. 18:22; 20:13; Rom. 1:24–27; 1 Cor. 6:9–10; 1 Tim. 1:9–10)—gay “marriage” does not actually exist.
Premise 2: A gay wedding celebrates and solemnizes a lie.
Whether the service is done in a church or in a reception hall, whether it is meant to be a Christian service or a secular commitment ceremony, a gay wedding declares what is false to be true and calls evil good.
Premise 3: Attendance at a gay wedding bears public witness to t Gay in the AfD: 'We're not seeking equality'
"Gays and lesbians are just as important to Germany as any other loving person with a connection to family, home and nation," states the preamble to the guiding principles of the "Alternative Homosexuals."
The team, formerly known as "Homosexuals in the AfD," is a group for lgbtq+, lesbian, bisexual and genderqueer (LGBT) supporters of the populist, anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD).
But why are people in the LGBT community drawn to the AfD? Particularly when the party directly opposes lgbtq+ marriage, heavily advocates for the "classical family model," and opposes expanding laws to allow same-sex couples to adopt children?
Last year, the party even proposed a new sexual knowledge curriculum that would significantly reduce the amount of information students receive on homosexuality.
For Alexander Tassis, the AfD's stances on teaching certainly aren't wrong, in fact, he also wants to stop what he calls "early sexualization" and "gender madness." He also denies that the party is moving towards the right.
"It's becoming more and more the party that I wanted," Tassis told DW.
'We're not seeking equality'
Tassis, the
Marriage Equality Around the World
The Human Rights Campaign tracks developments in the legal recognition of same-sex marriage around the world. Working through a worldwide network of HRC global alumni and partners, we lift up the voices of community, national and regional advocates and share tools, resources, and lessons learned to authorize movements for marriage equality.
Current State of Marriage Equality
There are currently 38 countries where same-sex marriage is legal: Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, the United Kingdom, the United States of America and Uruguay.
These countries have legalized marriage equality through both legislation and court decisions.
Countries that Legalized Marriage Equality in 2025
Liechtenstein: On May 16, 2024, Liechtenstein's government passed a bill in favor of marriage equality. The law went into effect January 1, 2025.
The Case Against Christians Attending a Gay Wedding
The case against Christians attending a lgbtq+ wedding is relatively straightforward. We can lay out the case in three premises and a conclusion.
The Argument
Premise 1: Male lover “marriage” is not marriage.
No matter what a government may sanction, the biblical definition of marriage (see Gen. 2:18–25, Mal. 2:13–15, Matt. 19:4–6; Eph. 5:22–33) involves a gentleman and a gal. I won’t belabor the point, because I assume in this post that I’m speaking to those who consent with the Westminster Confession of Faith when it says, “Marriage is to be between one man and one woman” (WCF 24.1). Gay “marriage” is not only an offense to God—sanctioning a kind of sexual activity that the Bible condemns (Lev. 18:22; 20:13; Rom. 1:24–27; 1 Cor. 6:9–10; 1 Tim. 1:9–10)—gay “marriage” does not actually exist.
Premise 2: A gay wedding celebrates and solemnizes a lie.
Whether the service is done in a church or in a reception hall, whether it is meant to be a Christian service or a secular commitment ceremony, a gay wedding declares what is false to be true and calls evil good.
Premise 3: Attendance at a gay wedding bears public witness to t "Gays and lesbians are just as important to Germany as any other loving person with a connection to family, home and nation," states the preamble to the guiding principles of the "Alternative Homosexuals." The team, formerly known as "Homosexuals in the AfD," is a group for lgbtq+, lesbian, bisexual and genderqueer (LGBT) supporters of the populist, anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD). But why are people in the LGBT community drawn to the AfD? Particularly when the party directly opposes lgbtq+ marriage, heavily advocates for the "classical family model," and opposes expanding laws to allow same-sex couples to adopt children? Last year, the party even proposed a new sexual knowledge curriculum that would significantly reduce the amount of information students receive on homosexuality. For Alexander Tassis, the AfD's stances on teaching certainly aren't wrong, in fact, he also wants to stop what he calls "early sexualization" and "gender madness." He also denies that the party is moving towards the right. "It's becoming more and more the party that I wanted," Tassis told DW. 'We're not seeking equality' Tassis, the The Human Rights Campaign tracks developments in the legal recognition of same-sex marriage around the world. Working through a worldwide network of HRC global alumni and partners, we lift up the voices of community, national and regional advocates and share tools, resources, and lessons learned to authorize movements for marriage equality. There are currently 38 countries where same-sex marriage is legal: Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, the United Kingdom, the United States of America and Uruguay. These countries have legalized marriage equality through both legislation and court decisions. Liechtenstein: On May 16, 2024, Liechtenstein's government passed a bill in favor of marriage equality. The law went into effect January 1, 2025.Gay in the AfD: 'We're not seeking equality'
Marriage Equality Around the World
Current State of Marriage Equality
Countries that Legalized Marriage Equality in 2025