LGBT Rights Greece: homosexualy, gay marriage, gay adoptn, servg the ary, sexual orientatn discrimatn protectn, changg legal genr, donatg blood, age of nsent, and more.
Contents:
- WHERE EUROPE STANDS ON GAY MARRIAGE AND CIVIL UNNS
- WHY THE ROMANS ARE IMPORTANT THE DEBATE ABOUT GAY MARRIAGE
- GREECE HOLDS FIRST GAY WEDDGS
- GREECE'S FIRST GAY WEDDGS FY CHURCH AND STATE
WHERE EUROPE STANDS ON GAY MARRIAGE AND CIVIL UNNS
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Gay Marriage⚭✖ Civil unnsCensorship✔ No censorshipChangg Genr✔ Legal, surgery not requiredNon-bary genr regnn✖ Not legally regnizedEmployment Discrimatn✔ Sexual orientatn and genr intyHog Discrimatn✔ Sexual orientatn and genr intyConversn Therapy✔ Banned.
WHY THE ROMANS ARE IMPORTANT THE DEBATE ABOUT GAY MARRIAGE
The documentary, om director Panayotis Evangelidis, tak a nostalgic look at the first gay and lbian marriag ever held Greece. * gay marriage in greece *
Public OpnRecent studi Greece show a discernible level of opposn to LGBTQ+ rights among the Surveys of Greeks support gay marriage of Greeks support the legal regnn of genr inty of Greeks support the adoptn of children by same-sex uplOrthodox Christian Support for Church's Posn of Refg to Perform Same-Sex MarriageHistoryHomosexual activy Greece? This article was abolished wh an amendment that was voted on December 23, 2015LegalHomosexualy Greece beme legal 1951 by the new Penal Co, but some discrimatn laws agast homosexuals was valid until recently (article 347 of the Penal Co) marriage Greece?
Current statSce Dec 23, 2015Civil unns In December 23, 2015, the Hellenic Parliament voted wh 193 vot (56 agast and 51 abstentns), the law on the extensn of the habatn agreement to homosexual upl. In the new form, sexual orientatn is disnnected om the creria that mt be met by prospective blood (fe ferral)In orr to donate blood, blood donors had to fill out a form lled "Blood Donor History”, issued by the Natnal Blood Donatn Center, which stated that donatg blood is prohibed for “anyone who had been a homosexual relatnship sce 1977”Conversn therapy Greece?
ATHENS – Greece legalized gay civil unns Tuday spe opposn om the Church and a rebelln by some right-wg members of the lg aln.
GREECE HOLDS FIRST GAY WEDDGS
Lawmakers voted 193 favor vers 56 agast the long-awaed reform, followg a heated 10-hour bate which supporters of the bill — some wearg rabow gay pri badg — trad barbs wh opponents. Outsi parliament, gay rights mpaigners gathered wh banners readg “Love is the Law” and “All I want for Christmas is Equaly.
Activists say regnn of same-sex civil partnerships is an important step towards gag greater acceptance a untry where the Orthodox Church still holds sway and where reports of homophobic vlence have creased recent years.
While many untri already allow same-sex marriage, Greece is one of the last European Unn stat to legalize gay civil unns.
GREECE'S FIRST GAY WEDDGS FY CHURCH AND STATE
Prsure for change creased after the European Court of Human Rights led two years ago that was discrimatory for the untry to exclu gay upl om existg legislatn givg tax, pensn and herance rights to unmarried heterosexuals. Bishop Seraphim of Piras lled homosexualy “unnatural lewdns” while the ntroversial Bishop Amvross of Kalavryta orred church his dce to sound funeral bells “ mourng” over the bill’s expected passage.
“This will allow gay people to be more visible, ” said Nancy Papathanasu, a board member at the OLKE lbian and gay anizatn.