LGBT history in Greece
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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[]
- On 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.[citation needed]
- In 2015, civil unions were legalized for same-sex couples [3]
- In 2017, the Legal Gender Recognition Law is passed [4]
See also[]
- History of LGBT
- LGBT rights in Greece
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Where is it illegal to be gay?". BBC News. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ^ NCRTV Ref#:371-2003, 11/11/03
- ^ "Greece allows civil partnership for same-sex couples". Reuters. 2015-12-23. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
- ^ "Greece improves gender recognition law but misses chance to introduce self-determination | ILGA-Europe". www.ilga-europe.org. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
External links[]
- Media related to LGBT history in Greece at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
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