The Romanian government created a referendum for its citizens to vote on, in attempt to establish a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. To be more specific, the referendum was made to change the definition of marriage to be “between one woman and one man”. However, only 20.4% of eligible voters turned out, when the referendum needed at least 30% voter participation. Because of the low turnout, the referendum failed. Unfortunately, that does not mean that Romanian citizens advocate for gay marriage, being that a poll conducted on the support for the change was as high as 90%. As of right now, Romania does not recognize gay marriage or civil unions. While it is still good that the referendum failed, those in the LGBT community continue to lack equality within their nation.
By: Liz Metcalf
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