Thousands demonstrated on Sunday (April 21) against a same-sex marriage bill set to be approved during a final vote in the lower house of the parliament on Tuesday this week.<br/> <br />The initiative of French president Francois Hollande to allow same-sex couples to tie the knot has split the nation and sparked huge protests both for and against the law.<br/> <br />It is set to be approved on Tuesday by the parliament where Hollande's Socialist party has the majority.<br/> <br />As the deadline approached, the "anti" protests have turned violent and police have noted a rise in homophobic assaults.<br/> <br />The leaders of the movement opposing the law said they were as determined as ever.<br/> <br />The march was coordinated by the "Protest for Everyone" movement, whose name references the "Marriage for Everyone" nickname of the gay marriage movement.<br/> <br />A demonstration in support of the bill was taking place simultaneously in a different location in Paris.<br/> <br />The law is the most significant social ref
