周三,法国南部蒙彼利埃两名男子Vincent Aubin 和 Bruno Boileau正式结为夫妻,是法国首例同性恋婚礼。
当着市长、亲朋好友的面,两人在蒙彼利埃市政厅相互宣誓将忠于对方。婚礼现场还有警察站岗已确保婚礼照常进行。
Two men married each other in the southern French city of Montpellier on Wednesday, in the first same-sex wedding in a country rocked by protests for and against the reform.
Vincent Aubin and Bruno Boileau exchanged vows in the futuristic city hall before the mayor, relatives, friends and media as police stood guard outside to ensure the ceremony was not disrupted.
"It's a great pleasure for me to declare you married by law," said Montpellier's left-wing Mayor Helene Mandroux, as the couple embraced to a huge cheer from an audience of about 500.
On Sunday, hundreds of thousands of opponents of gay marriage flooded Paris in a rally that ended in clashes between police and hardliners. But protesters stayed away from the wedding in Montpellier, France's self-proclaimed most gay-friendly city.