Romania

The nation’s highest court is considering whether to legally recognize a same-sex marriage between a U.S. citizen and a Romanian man.

Same-sex relationships are a sensitive issue in Romania, which only decriminalized homosexuality in 2001.

A same-sex couple has asked Romania’s Constitutional Court to legally recognize them as married, which would be a landmark and surprising ruling.

Romanian law currently says marriage is between “partners” without specifying gender.

The Romanian Orthodox Church says it supports an initiative to change Romania’s constitution to specify that marriage is between a man and a woman.

BUCHAREST, Romania — A bill which would have legalized same-sex civil partnerships was soundly rejected earlier this month by a parliamentary committee in Romania.