Greece's parliament approved a bill allowing same-sex civil marriage on Thursday, a landmark victory for supporters of LGBT rights that was greeted with cheers by onlookers in parliament and dozens gathered on the streets of Athens.
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Greece's parliament on Thursday approved a bill allowing same-sex civil marriage in a landmark decision that will make it the first Orthodox Christian country to do so. According to Reuters, the passage of the law was drafted by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ centre-right government and had support from four left-wing parties. The development makes Greece the 16th within the European Union and the 35th worldwide to legalize same-sex nuptials, according to a tally from the LGBTQ advocacy group Human Rights Campaign.
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