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Romanian Referendum Seeks To Broaden Same-Sex Marriage Restrictions In Eastern Europe

A Romanian Christian-Orthodox nun votes at a polling station in the village of Branesti, Romania, in a referendum to change the constitutional definition of "family", on October 6, 2018.

Social conservatives may have lost their fight against same-sex marriage in the United States. But in Eastern Europe, they appear to be winning.

Romania is one of several Eastern European nations that already ban both same-sex marriage and same-sex unions in civil law. Now it's trying to ban it in the constitution. The government is spending millions holding a two-day referendum this weekend so voters can approve the change.

"Do you know what a traditional family is? It's a man and a woman who are able to bear children," declared Liviu Dragnea,

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