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The symbolic marriage, which has no legal status in Romania, was blessed by the Metropolitan Community Church in Bucharest, an international denomination which recognises same-sex unions and supports LGBT rights. The couple officially married later in 2006 in a civil marriage in Spain, where same-sex marriage is legal. [97] [98]
A lawsuit initiated by a Romanian man seeking to have his marriage to an American man (the marriage was solemnised in Belgium, where same-sex marriage is legal) recognised came before the Constitutional Court, which consulted with the European Court of Justice on the matter. [36]
A referendum took place in Romania on 6 and 7 October 2018 regarding the definition of the family in the Romanian Constitution.The referendum asked voters whether or not they approve a change to the family's definition as provided by Article 48 of the Constitution, to prohibit same-sex marriage. [2]
Nevertheless, civil law differentiates between minors under 14, who are completely devoid of legal capacity, [5] and minors age 14-17, who have a limited form of legal capacity. [6] Emancipation of minors under the law occurs either through marriage [ 7 ] or by court order, if there are strong reasons, from age 16.
Marriage law is the body of legal specifications and requirements and other laws that regulate the initiation, continuation, and validity of marriages, an aspect of family law, that determine the validity of a marriage, and which vary considerably among countries in terms of what can and cannot be legally recognized by the state.
Laws that affect LGBT people include, but are not limited to, the following: laws concerning the recognition of same-sex relationships, including same-sex marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships; laws concerning same-sex parenting, including same-sex adoption; anti-discrimination laws in employment, housing, education, public ...
In 2010, Adrian Coman, a Romanian national and thus EU citizen, married Claibourn Robert Hamilton, a citizen of the United States, in Belgium, an EU member state where same-sex marriage is legal. [5] The Civil Code of Coman's home country Romania prohibits same-sex marriage and does not recognise same-sex marriages performed abroad.
2005 – GayFest Bucharest takes place, the first Romanian gay pride parade. A historic event for the LGBT movement in Romania. 2017 – The first pride parade outside Bucharest takes place in Cluj-Napoca. 2018 – A referendum to establish a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage fails due to low turnout (21.1%). [13]