France approves gay marriage despite protest

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

PARIS -- France legalized gay marriage Tuesday after a wrenching national debate that exposed deep conservatism in the nation's heartland and triggered huge protests that tapped into deep discontent with the socialist government.

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