Greece legalises same-sex marriage and adoption
'The reform makes the lives of several of our fellow citizens better, without taking away anything from the lives of the many.'
Greece has ‘abolished a serious inequality’ after voting to legalise same-sex marriage and adoption.
The vote, which needed a simple majority to pass through the country’s parliament, means Greece is the first Christian Orthodox-majority country to legalise same-sex marriage in a huge win for the LGBTQ+ community.
Proposals for the legislation divided the country, with fierce resistance from the Greek Orthodox Church.
Prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said the new law would ‘boldly abolish a serious inequality’, adding: ‘People who have been invisible will finally be made visible around us, and with them, many children will finally find their rightful place.
‘The reform makes the lives of several of our fellow citizens better, without taking away anything from the lives of the many.’
Mr Mitsotakis needed the support of opposition parties to get the legislation passed, as dozens of MPs from his own party opposed the move.
Greece becomes the 15th of the EU’s 27 members to legalise same-sex marriage, which is permitted in 35 countries worldwide.
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