This effort might seem futile, as the Romanian Civil Code already bans same-sex marriages and does not recognize those performed abroad. They are calling for a referendum to change the Romanian constitution and redefine marriage as between a man and a woman. In Romania the international organization Liberty Counsel (the organization that defended Kim Davis, the Kentucky clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same sex-couples) is working with the Coalition for Family, a group of conservative and religious nongovernmental organizations, and the powerful Romanian Orthodox Church. At the same time, in Romania a grassroots LGBT movement has emerged and has received support from wide sections of society. A similar worldview is making strides in less developed countries around the world, as the American religious right is aggressively exporting its ideas to countries such as Uganda, Peru, and our native Romania, in the process finding powerful local allies. What would a world ruled by Mike Pence look like? The vice president-elect has made it clear that he would like to reverse 40 years of progress on abortion, women's rights, and LGBT rights in the United States.
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