Topless ‘Nuns’ Defend Gays

Catholics against same-sex marriage took to the streets of Paris to protest President Francois Hollande’s plans to legalize both gay marriage and gay adoption over the weekend. The protesters were met by Femen, a Ukrainian activist group whose members went topless and donned nun habits in support of gay marriage.

On Sunday, the Catholic group Civitas organized the march of several thousand anti-gay protesters in Paris, according to the Associated Press.

Topless Femen activists dressed as nuns met the Catholic protesters, according to Gay Star News. The “nuns” sprayed powdered “sperm” from bottles and chanted pro-gay slogans. They donned the phrase “In Gay We Trust” on their bare chests.

However, things turned hostile when the anti-gay protestors reportedly began assaulting activists.

French feminist writer Caroline Fourest told the Associated Foreign Press that the pro-family marchers “ran after [Femen], raging.” Femen members allegedly attacked with punches and hurled objects, according to Gay Star News.

Femen posted about the violence on Facebook: “French religious nationalists have beaten the FEMEN sextremists during the homophobic catholic demonstration against gey [sic] marriage. FEMEN came to express our support to gey [sic] people.” Two of the members have reportedly identified their attackers. One of the victims suffered a broken nose, the other lost a tooth.

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