Slovenian Voters Reject Same-sex Marriage

Voters in Slovenia decided not to join many of their European Union partners Sunday by rejecting legalized gay marriage. Sixty-three percent voted against in a referendum defining marriage as a union between two adults, not necessarily a man and woman. Thirty-six percent voted yes. Slovenia's parliament approved a pro-gay marriage bill earlier this year but a group of conservatives gathered enough signatures to put the question to voters. Backers of gay marriage say they will...

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