A very sad day for France, in that the ugly underbelly of gay hate in the society is on display for all the world to see. Pathetic, just fuckin pathetic.
Despite the requests of organizers that marchers disperse peacefully, a hard core group of around 500 refused to leave the Invalides.Gays didn't behave like that in the decades where they were suppressed and beaten, with no rights for even a civil union. These people aren't even going to be affected by the new marriage laws, they just want to impose their own bigoted view on everyone. That view apparently includes using violence and intimidation to get their way.
Their anger soon boiled over as bottles and firecrackers were hurled at the riot police, who had blocked off a street leading to the parliament.
One officer was taken to hospital with a head wound after being hit by a brick. “The clashes were extremely violent,” one officer told French media.
Police, who responded with tear gas, made 12 arrests. The protesters also turned their ire on journalists in the vicinity, shouting “scumbags" and “collaborators” at the members of the press. At one point a mob of masked protesters chased a group of journalists down the street and a photographer from AFP was sprayed with tear gas. more
How about proesting over something worthwhile? Like having this happen to you because of your sexuality:
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