The opposition has certainly been vocal, but monthly demonstrations sponsored by NOM haven't been enough to curtail marriage equality efforts so far in France. Today, the French National Assembly approved a comprehensive same-sex bill that even includes adoption rights for gay and lesbian couples. Details follow. 

Mitt Romney supported adoption rights for same-sex couples in 2006. But a lot (Santorum) has changed in the few years in between, so Mitt believes he has no choice but to  regress to a state of religious extremism so offensive that not even his biggest competition (Santorum) would flinch. Details follow.