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In a landmark victory for LGBTQ advocates, Greece’s Parliament has approved (by a vote of 176-76) a bill legalizing same-sex marriage in the socially conservative country. In doing so, Greece becomes the 16th European Union country to embrace marriage equality and the first Orthodox Christian nation to do so. Continue reading “Greece’s Parliament Has Approved Bill Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage”
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Some news items for your Friday perusal: • EuroNews: A plan to legalize same-sex civil marriage and adoption proposed by the center-right Greek government is set to be approved by Parliament thanks to the backing of the left-wing opposition, despite backlash from the Orthodox Church. Continue reading “Same-Sex Marriage In Greece + Luke Evans + More News”
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Michael and I in Santorini
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By a vote of 194 to 55, the Greek Parliament approved legislation making civil unions legal in Greece.
JoeMyGod reminds us that out of the 28 European Union members:
• Same-sex marriage is legal in twelve of them: Belgium, Denmark, Finland (effective 2017), France, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia (effective date pending), Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom (except Northern Ireland.)
• Civil unions are legal in eight EU nations: Austria, Croatia, Cyprus (effective date pending), the Czech Republic, Estonia (effective 2016), Germany, Greece (effective date pending0, Hungary, and Malta.
• No partnership recognitions exist in seven EU nations: Bulgaria, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia. Non-EU members Norway and Iceland legalized same-sex marriage in 2009 and 2010, respectively.
Non-EU member Switzerland legalized registered partnerships in 2007.
Two stories out today show positive steps for same-sex couples in Greece and Italy.
Almost 18 months after the European Court of Human Rights told Greece the same-sex couples needed some inclusion to legal protections, the Greek government looks intent on legalizing civil partnerships for all couples.
While encouraging, several months of work still lay ahead for the legislation. The bill is expected to go before the Greek Parliament later this summer.
Also, Italy’s Lower House passed a motion to approve civil unions by a vote of 204-83.
The language of the legislation (similar to the civil unions law in Germany) states that the government will commit “to promote the adoption of a law on civil unions, particularly with regard to the condition of the people of same sex”. It also says the government will “ensure equal treatment throughout the nation” of civil unions.”