Cynical Romanian Referendum Tries to Redefine ‘Family’

Expand Members of Romania's gay community attend the GayFest Parade 2011 in Bucharest June 4, 2011. © 2011 Reuters Romanian polls open this weekend for a referendum that will subject the rights of minorities to the whims of the majority. If approved, the referendum would change the constitution to define marriage as one between “a man and a woman,” replacing the existing gender-neutral reference to the union of “spouses.” Who gets to enjoy their human rights should not be decided by popular vote, and this referendum is particularly opportunistic and insidious. First, the referendum is redundant…

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