Homosexuality in Greece

This article deals with the situation in the modern Greek state. For information on homosexuality in Ancient Greece, see Homosexuality in Ancient Greece .

Greece

Although homosexuality is respected in Greece , Greece is regarded as a Southeastern European country that is socially only slowly liberalizing with regard to LGBT issues.

legality

Homosexuality , lived by mutual consent among adult men , was legalized in Greece in 1951, so it is free from punishment.

The age of consent for homosexual intercourse was 2015 that of the heterosexual not equal ( Article 347 of the Criminal Code) and was 17 years, while it was 15 years for heterosexual contacts. On December 23, 2015, the Greek parliament decided to adjust the age of consent to 15 years, as well as to abolish the above criminal restrictions.

Anti-discrimination laws

An Anti-Discrimination Act has existed since 2005, prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in the areas of employment, education, property, health care, and access to goods and services. The law was the implementation of the anti-discrimination legislation of the European Union . In 2004 the Greek National Broadcasting Council attempted to end an LGBT radio show.

Recognition of same-sex partnerships

In November 2013, Greece was convicted by the European Court of Justice because the registered partnership existing in Greece is only designed for heterosexual couples. After two failed attempts in November 2013 and September 2014, the Greek parliament decided in December 2015 to introduce registered civil partnerships for homosexuals. The rights and obligations in questions of tax and security are largely the same as in marriage; However, it is not possible to adopt a common surname. Adoption by registered partners is also not possible, although in Greece individuals can adopt children. ^[obsolete] On the other hand, homosexual couples who live in a registered partnership are allowed to take in foster children.

Social situation

Athens Gay Pride 2008

While homosexuality was accepted in ancient Greece and even admired and promoted in Sparta, in the modern Christian-Orthodox state the attitude of society is more reserved. In particular, there is a rural-urban divide in Greece. Social liberalization is only slowly becoming noticeable. A LGBT - community is found mainly in the capital Athens (district Gazi ) and in Thessaloniki . The islands of Mykonos and Lesbos ( Eresos ) are homosexual destinations where an LGBT community can be found in the summer months. A CSD (Athens Pride) takes place annually in Athens. An annual pride has also been held in Greece's second largest city, Thessaloniki, since 2012. The Mayor of Thessaloniki Yiannis Boutaris is considered a public supporter of this Pride. Another Gay Pride has been taking place in Greece's third largest city, Patras , since 2014 . A 2010 poll found that 63.9% of Greeks are in favor of registered partnerships for same-sex couples.

See also

• Laws on homosexuality
• Equality (homosexuals)
• Homosexuality in Ancient Greece

Web links

Commons : Homosexuality in Greece  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• OLKE - LGBT organization in Athens
• EOK - LGBT organization in Athens
• NCHR - National Committee for Human Rights

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Amnesty International : Greece: Continuing discrimination against homosexual men ( Memento of the original dated June 11, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , October 12, 2001 (accessed May 27, 2010) 
2. ↑ Fitrakis Eft. , in: Paraskevopoulos N. / Fitrakis Eft., Sexual Offenses. Art. 336–353 StGB (: Axiopoines Sexoualikes Praxeis, Arthra 336–353 PK), Athens - Thessaloniki 2011, p. 364 ff.
3. ↑ queer.de Greece gives gay couples the "marriage light" (December 22, 2015)
4. ↑ ILGA Europe: Accessing Health: the Context and the Challenges for LGBT People in Central and Eastern Europe ( Memento of the original from July 19, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , 2006 (Retrieved May 27, 2010) 
5. ↑ ILGA : State Homophobia in Greece ( Memento of the original from June 25, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , February 1, 2005 (Retrieved May 27, 2010) 
6. ↑ queer.de : Defeat for Austria and Greece, victories for gay activists in Strasbourg
7. ↑ The Standard: Human Tribunal Judges
8. ↑ http://mobil.queer.de/mobil_detail.php?article_id=20539
9. ↑ Queer.de: Greece: No "marriage light" for gays and lesbians
10. ↑ Tagesschau: Athens approves same-sex partnership (23 December 2015)
11. ↑ ^{a b c} queer.de Greece gives gay couples the "marriage light" (December 22, 2015)
12. ↑ Sapphogr.net ( Memento of the original from October 31, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
13. ↑ http://images.tanea.gr/assetservice/Image.ashx?c=15881978&r=0&p=0&t=0&q=100&v=1&s=1&w=800