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Greece passes landmark marriage equality bill

On Thursday Greece finally approved a landmark marriage equality bill, becoming the first majority Orthodox Christian country to take such a step. This is a watershed moment for the country’s LGBTQ community, but, as Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis put it, is also a milestone for human rights. Nikos Efstathiou, an Athens based journalist and author who has reported extensively on this issue, joins Thanos Davelis to look at this historic moment for Greece, and the ripple effects it is having beyond the country’s borders.

Read Nikos Efstathiou’s latest piece for Kathimerini here: Marriage equality bill has ripple effects outside Greece

You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:

Greece Becomes First Orthodox Country to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage

Mitsotakis calls for streamlining Europe’s defense industry

Journalists in Turkey Welcome Ruling Restoring Online Access to Banned News Articles

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