This weekly travel column is brought to you by ManAboutWorld, an immersive digital gay travel magazine for iOS and Android devices from Billy Kolber, Ed Salvato, Kenny Porpora, and nearly 75 Global Correspondents. Athens gets…
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New Greek Justice Minister Promises Legal Recognition For Same-Sex Couples
Greece’s new left-wing government is promising to grant same-sex couples legal status reports ABC News. Greece’s Justice Minister Nikolaos Paraskevopoulos, who just took office on Jan. 27, addressed parliament on Monday saying that civil partnerships…
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Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) Explains Why Same-Sex ‘Massages’ Make Gays Unfit for Military Service – VIDEO
Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas, who has found ways to oppose gun control because…same-sex marriage (?), was quite vocal recently about Don't Ask, Don't Tell. Of course he opposed the repeal of the discriminatory policy, but who knew…
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Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) Explains Why Same-Sex ‘Massages’ Make Gays Unfit for Military Service – VIDEO
Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas, who has found ways to oppose gun control because…same-sex marriage (?), was quite vocal recently about Don't Ask, Don't Tell. Of course he opposed the repeal of the discriminatory policy, but who knew…
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Protests Follow Delay In Greece Civil Partnership Battle
Protesters gathered outside parliament buildings in Greece last Friday following the government’s decision to delay legislating for civil unions for same-sex couples…
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European Court of Human Rights: Greece Must Allow Civil Unions for Gay Couples
Yesterday we reported that the European Court of Human Rights ruled that persecuted gays from Africa have grounds for asylum in European Union member countries. But there's more, the WSJ reports: A separate ruling was issued by the European Court…
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Olympic Flame Met With Protest In Athens Over Russian Anti-Gay Laws
(twitter Vivian Efthimiopoulou) On Saturday, a throng of people gathered to protest Russia's anti-gay propaganda laws as the Olympic flame made its way through Athens, Greece. The protest was reportedly peaceful. The AP reports: The activists sat…
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Police Conducting ‘Purges and Arrests’ of LGBT People in Greece
Via GR Reporter, anti-LGBT oppression in Greece against trans people: The police in Thessaloniki has been carrying out a series of ungrounded arrests of transgender persons as stated by the Greek Transgender Support Association. "According to wr…
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Gay Former Swedish MP Attacked on Greek Vacation
Tasso Stafilidis, the first openly gay person elected to the Swedish parliament in 1998, was attacked while on vacation in Greece, eNet reports: Stafilidis, who was accompanied by a friend, initially thought that the three masked men following them w…
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Greece Bans Footballer Giorgios Katidis for Life After Nazi Salute: VIDEO
Giorgios Katidis, a Greek footballer who gave a Nazi salute after making a game-winning goal over the weekend has been banned for life from representing Greece in the game, the NYT reports: The Hellenic Football Federation met Sunday in response to t…
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