Forcing the Issue in Ecuador

Pres. Rafael Correa on Friday granted recognition to same-sex unions on government IDs. But before you break out the balloons:

Correa made clear that ‘I have never offered [approval of] homosexual marriage,’ as the LGBT groups are asking for. Correa, a left-wing Catholic, has repeatedly expressed  his opposition to marriage between two persons of the same sex, while also opposing the adoption of children by gay couples.