A bill legalising gay marriage and adoption for same-sex couples in Greece came under fire from the influential Orthodox Church when it was introduced by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in January 2024. While the bill was being debated in parliament in February, social media posts shared an image of a "Pregnant Ken" doll as if it were a real toy marketed by Barbie-maker, Mattel. However, the image was taken from a site using artificial intelligence to create pictures of imaginary toys. Mattel
ATHENS – It's not easy being gay in Greece and it's even tougher for gender queer children and youths during a time when many people are questioning and challenging their sexual identity and how to be identified.
In May, Greece banned conversion therapy for minors, a practice aimed at suppressing
ATHENS Besides dealing with the trauma of being uprooted from their homelands and living in refugee and migrants detention centers and camps while hoping for asylum in Greece, those who are LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning) say they face a range of other problems, including attacks from other refugees - The National Herald