Reaction to Obama 's same-sex marriage announcement . ` ` I believe marriage is a relationship between a man and a woman , '' Mitt Romney says . ` ` No president would have done this 10 years ago , '' Barney Frank says . The president says it is important for him to affirm support for same - sex marriage . He previously said his position had been ` ` evolving ''
` ` I believe marriage is a relationship between a man and a woman , '' Mitt Romney says . ` ` No president would have done this 10 years ago , '' Barney Frank says . The president says it is important for him to affirm support for same - sex marriage . He previously said his position had been ` ` evolving ''