French mayors resist gay-marriage legislation

A group of nearly 14,900 French mayors has said it will not perform “gay marriages”, even if lawmakers go ahead with plans to legalise the practice.

A spokesman for the group said some of the mayors “would resign if the law is adopted”, while others “have said they will refuse” to perform marriage ceremonies for same-sex couples.

The French Senate has passed the gay-marriage bill, but it has yet to go before the National Assembly.

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