homosexuality
Art
Alexandros Iolas: The Rise and Tragic Fall of Greece’s Greatest Art Collector
The story of Alexandros Iolas, Greece's greatest art collector, reads, appropriately, like a Greek tragedy.
Animals
Same-Sex Penguin Couple Become Dads at New York Zoo
A same-sex penguin couple recently became adoptive dads at a zoo in New York after the egg they were fostering hatched successfully.
The two Humboldt penguins Elmer and Lima, both male, hatched the egg on New Year's day at the...
Europe
EU Condemns Hungary’s LGBT Bill Banning ‘Display of Homosexuality’ to Minors
Greece, with the EU, signed a declaration on Wednesday condemning Hungary's recent anti-LGBT bill which targets people under 18 years old.
Europe
Erdogan Backs Cleric Who Claims Homosexuality Brings Disease
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threw his weight behind Turkey’s top Muslim cleric on Monday, who had caused a storm by claiming homosexuality “brings disease and causes this generation to decay,” the Associated Press (AP) reports.
In his first sermon...
Cyprus
Cypriot Bishop Provokes Anger with Views on Homosexuality and Abortion
A bishop from Cyprus caused controversy this week with his statements on homosexuality and abortion, forcing the government and the head of the church of Cyprus, Archbishop Chrysostomos, to condemn his views.
Morphou Bishop Neophytos stirred widespread anger when he...
Greece
Greek Priest Accused of Asking Godparent To Declare Sexuality
A priest from the suburb of Maroussi in northern Athens allegedly asked a woman to sign an official declaration recently stating that she had never said that she was homosexual.
The peculiar incident has gone viral in Greece over the...
Greece
LGBT Community Pens Open Letter to the Orthodox Church
Your All-Holiness, Holinesses, Beatitudes, Eminences and Graces, dear Fathers, brothers and sisters, dear delegates of the Holy and Great Council,
The European Forum of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Christian Groups, an ecumenical association of more than 40 groups from...
Greece
Greek Church Prays for LGBT Abnormality, Ahead of Thessaloniki Pride
Members of the Greek Orthodox Church held an all-night prayer vigil on Thursday, ahead of the Thessaloniki Pride Festival due to take place at the capital of Macedonia from June 24-25. The festival has been denounced by church members...
Greece
Lesbos: The Sex Tourism Capital of Ancient Greece
According to a new BBC documentary, the Greek island of Lesbos used to be the Magaluf of its time. A place famous for its sex tourism and women were so beautiful that men just couldn't resist. Even though Lesbos has been...
Greece
Survey: What Greeks Believe about Cheating, Gambling & Homosexuality
The Pew Research Centre conducted an international survey in 40 countries concerning eight topics often discussed as moral issues, which are extramarital affairs, gambling, homosexuality, abortion, premarital sex, alcohol consumption, divorce, and contraception. The 40,117 respondents were asked whether each topic is morally...