Thousands protest same-sex unions

Tens of thousands of people opposed to gay rights rallied in Rome's Circus Maximus on Saturday to protest against legislation that would permit civil unions for same-sex couples and grant them legal recognition as families.

Massimo Gandolfini, organizer of Saturday's "Family Day" protest, told the crowd that the legislation now in the Senate needs to be defeated.

"A man and a woman form a marriage," Gandolfini said. "The others are alchemy."