Brett Wilkins is a staff writer for Common Dreams.
Greece on Thursday became the first Christian Orthodox, 16th European Union, and 37th overall nation to legalize same-sex marriage, a move one rights group called 'a huge step forward for LGBTQ+ people' in the Balkan country. Members of the Hellenic Parliament from across most of the political spectrum came together in a rare moment of consensus, defying opposition from the country's influential Orthodox Church and voting 176-76 with two abstentions to pass the landmark reform.
During Thursday's parliamentary debate, Mitsotakis said that 'people who have been invisible will finally be made visible around us, and with them, many children will finally find their rightful place.' Stella Belia, the head of same-sex parents' group Rainbow Families, told Reuters that Thursday's vote was a 'historic moment' on a 'day of joy.
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