« How Obama will cross the finish line | Main | Why it won't be Obama-Nunn »
May 30, 2008
Greece threatens prosecution if gay wedding proceeds tomorrow
Posted by: Andoni
I reported in March, that due to a loophole (gender neutral language) in Greece’s recent civil marriage law, same sex couples were going to try to take advantage of this neutrality to get married. In Greece prior to the civil marriage law, the only option for couples wanting to wed was a religious marriage which was definitely one man and one woman.
The first same sex civil marriage ceremony was scheduled for tomorrow on the small Aegean island of Tilos where the mayor seemed ready and willing to make history.
However, after the mayor announced he was going to perform the ceremony, a Greek prosecutor threatened the mayor with criminal prosecution if he proceeded.
Will this "Big Fat Greek Wedding" proceed? Will Greek history be made this weekend? Or will the loving couple face hostile government discrimination and spend what would have been their honeymoon in prison, but not alone, having to share the cell with the mayor who married them?
TrackBack
TrackBack URL for this entry:
https://www.typepad.com/services/trackback/6a00d834527dd469e200e552aa3b858834
Comments
-
What is amazing is that even though the Greek Orthodox Church is "officially" opposed to same sex marriage, the new leader of the church, who is equivalent to the pope in the Catholic church, is quoted as says "There is a need to change with the time".
-
OMG ---
From the country what brought us Lesbos and Plato. Have they no shame?
-
Hi,
I just wanted to say that I love your website.
As a bride-to-be on a tight budget, I recently discovered an online bridal jewelry store called GlamForLess.com.
Though their website is plain and simple, I found some great deals on jewelry sets for me and my bridesmaids.I think other readers on a tight budget may also find GlamForLess.com to be helpful.
You may want to check them out at http://www.glamforless.com/ and inform other readers about it.Keep up the good work.
Best regards,
Lisa Bloom
-
Discrete Escort Services, Athens, Greece
-
Quite Interesting Article. SO what happened at last with this Gay Marriage..Can you please update me regarding this. I am very much curious about it. Thanks in advance..
-
Thank you very good and a healthy writing. I will definitely keep track of posts and the occasional visit. Looking forward to reading your next post.
-
I hope that you can fully support the community's decision. REMOVING A FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT of any kind restructures the California Constitution and such restructures require a more deliberative revision process.
The comments to this entry are closed.
dimitri on May 31, 2008 11:28:49 PM:
Great News. So what happened?