Greek parliament approves legalisation of same-sex civil marriage

Greek legislators passed a law to legalise same-sex marriage, positioning Greece as the first Orthodox Christian nation to do so.

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00:00 The Greek parliament on Thursday approved the legislation of same-sex civil marriage.

00:05 Polls showed that the majority of Greeks were in favor of the bill drawn up by the center-right

00:10 government and supported by four left-wing parties.

00:14 The Greek Orthodox Church was against it.

00:17 The bill grants full parental rights on married same-sex partners with children.

00:43 Yet it precludes gay couples from parenthood through surrogate mothers in Greece.

00:48 The issue has divided Greeks.

00:51 LGBTQI+ organizations have led the marches in support of the bill.

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