YEREVAN. – The Armenians and the French need to fight together against homosexuality and for the protection of the family. (PHOTO)

The All-Armenian Parents’ Committee and several youth organizations on Wednesday started a picket, with the aforementioned call, in front of the French Embassy in Yerevan.  

In addition, about a dozen people held banners, the Armenian News-NEWS.am reporter informs.   

Committee Chairman Arman Boshchyan said that in this way they are expressing their support to those Europeans who recently held demonstrations in seven European cities, and against the spread of homosexuality and for the preservation of the family unit.      

The picketers are also protested the controversial Armenian law on gender which, in the view of its opponents, indirectly legalizes homosexuality in Armenia.   

The demonstrators noted that the European officials are largely to blame for the spread of homosexuality.

The protestors also wrote their grievances and appeals in a letter, which they handed to the embassy staff.