Greece

The 59th Thessaloniki International Film Festival, running from November 1 to November 11, will present a large tribute to the Greek queer cinema, with a selection of 38 short and feature films dating from the late 1960's to the...

Greeks may not have grown up with the spirit of Halloween, but in recent years the idea has caught on. How could it not? The scary spirit of Halloween matches the spirit of gloom and doom in the country....

Hundreds of people, including Greek - Cypriot singer Anna Vissi and veteran gay activist Alecos Modinos, joined Cyprus’ first gay pride in Nicosia on Saturday to call for equal rights for all Cypriots. “I am incredibly moved. A dream...

In the race for the upcoming local elections, which will be held in May all over Greece, a candidate for the mayor’s office of the city of Athens has come out as HIV-positive. Gregory Vallianatos, a 58-year-old Greek journalist, widely...

With a protest from Greek gay groups outside, the Olympic flame on Oct. 5 was handed over to the organizers of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics that will be held in the Russian winter resort. The ceremony took place...