This article is about the history of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in Greece.

1st millennium BC

2nd millennium AD

  • In 1858, the Ottoman Empire decriminalizes homosexual relationships.[1]
  • Homosexual practice was decriminalized in 1951.[1]

3rd millennium AD

  • In November 2003, NCRTV fined one of the TV networks in Greece, Mega, with 100,000 Euros,[2] partly for having aired a kiss between two male characters of the popular TV show 'Klise ta Matia' (Greek: Κλείσε τα Μάτια). In December 2006, Greece's Council of State, the country's Supreme administrative court, annulled this decision though, ruling that NCRTV's fine was unconstitutional.
  • In 2015, civil unions were legalized for same-sex couples [3]
  • In 2017, the Legal Gender Recognition Law is passed [4]
  • On May 6, 2018, same-sex couples in civil partnerships Greece gained the right to foster children, although adoption remained illegal.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Where is it illegal to be gay?". BBC News. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  2. ↑ NCRTV Ref#:371-2003, 11/11/03
  3. ↑ "Greece allows civil partnership for same-sex couples". Reuters. 2015-12-23. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  4. ↑ "Greece improves gender recognition law but misses chance to introduce self-determination | ILGA-Europe". www.ilga-europe.org. Archived from the original on 2019-07-02. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  5. ↑ Jackman, Josh (2018-05-10). "Greece allows gay couples to have children". PinkNews. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
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