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Gay marriage

A man killed himself in Notre-Dame cathedral yesterday in protest against the government鈥檚 recent decision to legalise gay marriage. We discuss attitudes towards gay marriage.

Many people are reacting to comments by France鈥檚 far right leader Marine Le Pen, who paid tribute to a man who killed himself in Notre-Dame cathedral yesterday in protest against the government鈥檚 recent decision to legalise gay marriage.

Gay marriage is an issue which continues to divide opinion in France and around the world.

We hear reaction from France, and also from the UK where a similar bill to allow same sex marriage won a vote in the House of Commons yesterday.

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  • Wed 22 May 2013 10:32GMT

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