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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.
(OANN) – Greece officially becomes the first Orthodox Christian country to legalize gay marriage in the massive landmark decision. A cross-party majority of 176 lawmakers in the 300-seat Parliament voted on Thursday in favor of the bill. 76 rejected the reform, while two others did not vote. 46 were not present for the vote. The…