During a separate protest in Lyon on January 26, a group holds signs about equality, gay-straight solidarity, and reminding people of France’s separation of church and state since 1905. Photo: Jeff Pachaud
BY MICHAEL K. LAVERS
Washington Blade
More than an estimated 100,000 people marched through the streets of Paris on Sunday in support of a proposal that would allow same-sex couples to marry and adopt children in France. French television reported that police said 125,000 people took part in the protest, while organizers placed the figure around 400,000.
A poll the website Atlantico.fr released on Saturday found 63 percent of French people support same-sex marriage, compared to 60 percent who said they bac the issue last month. Forty-nine percent of respondents also support adoption rights for gays and lesbians, compared to 46 percent in December.
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