Greece becomes first Orthodox Christian country to legalize same-sex civil marriage

Crowds celebrate in Athens, Greece as same-sex marriage becomes legal in the country

Greece became the first Orthodox Christian country to legalise same-sex marriage in a landmark decision after decades of campaigning.

1st Gay Couple Set for Marriage After Greece’s Historic Vote

Gay couple set for marriage after Greece passes historic bill. Credit: Pargon. CC BY 2.0/flickr Just hours after Greece’s historic parliamentary vote legalizing same sex marriage, a gay couple in Athens announced—as required for all marriages under Greek law—their plan to marry to the daily Ta Nea. The couple contacted the municipality of Nea Smyrni in Athens a week prior to the date of the parliamentary vote, asking for the necessary documents,…

Grecia legaliza el matrimonio homosexual

Grecia ha legalizado el matrimonio entre personas del mismo sexo y la igualdad de derechos parentales para las parejas homosexuales. Este jueves 15 de febrero, el Parlamento ha modificado el Código Civil para que las personas del mismo sexo se puedan casar, convirtiendo Grecia en el primer país ortodoxo cristiano en legalizar este tipo de uniones, el decimosexto en la Unión Europea. El país amplió las uniones civiles a las parejas del mismo sexo…

Griechenland: Die Legalisierung der Home-Ehe ist ein Segen

In Griechenland dürfen homosexuelle Paare nun standesamtlich heiraten und Kinder adoptieren. Das Land ist damit ein Pionier unter den mehrheitlich orthodoxen Staaten.

Greece legalizes marriage equality

Greece has become the first majority-Orthodox country to legalize marriage equality as the Hellenic Parliament voted for a marriage equality bill in a 176-76 vote yesterday. The law also allows same-sex couples to adopt children. The law will “boldly abolish a serious inequality,” said Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of the center-right New Democracy party. Many members of his party abstained or voted against the bill, but it passed with supp…