same sex marriage
Greece legalized same-sex marriage on Thursday, marking a landmark victory for human rights in the country. The decision, supported by 176 out of 300 lawmakers in the Greek parliament and with 76 against, makes it the first majority Orthodox Christian country to establish marriage equality for all.
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Members of the LGBTQ+ community, many unable to contain their emotion, watched from the galleries above.
“We have waited years for this,” said the prominent gay activist Stella Belia of legislation that will not only allow same-sex couples to exchange vows in civil ceremonies but also to adopt children.
“It’s a historic moment. A lot of us weren’t sure it would ever come,” she said.
The vote followed two days of heated debate – and weeks of public rancour – with the reform described by supporters as “bold” and “long overdue” and decried as “antisocial’ and “unchristian” by opponents including the powerful Orthodox church.
Highlighting the opposition, the former prime minister Antonis Samaras had told parliament earlier on Thursday that same-sex marriage was not a human right and the “dangerous” law should not have been introduced.
Yet while three opposition parties voted in favour, the law also faced criticism for not going far enough. Describing the bill as “imperfect”
