Demonstrators against gay marriage and adoption have clashed with police in Paris. Hundreds of thousands took to the streets to voice opposition to the government bill.
Police shot tear gas into the crowds to keep protesters from marching on the Champs Elysees, which partly borders on the presidential Elysee Palace.
Paris police had turned down a request to allow a march on the road on the grounds that it was a threat to public order.
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Two young Italian girls, both dressed as bride advocating for same-sex marriage at the 2010 Gay Pride in Rome
