Greek Far-Right Protests Against Marriage Bill [Video]

The Associated Press reports:

Thousands of protesters gathered in central Athens on Sunday to oppose legislation that would legalize same-sex marriage in Greece. Greece’s conservative government is sponsoring the bill but it will require votes from center and left opposition parties to be approved. However, even some center-left lawmakers have gone on record as opposing the bill.

Organizers of Sunday’s rally — religious groups — described the bill as a threat to the traditional family. Many of the protesters chanted “hands off our children.” “Unfortunately, the woke agenda has also reached Greece and that agenda includes the marriage of homosexuals,” Dimitris Natsios, leader of the far-right and strongly religious Niki party said.

Agence France-Presse reports:

Even Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who is personally championing the bill, was careful to stress last month that the changes would benefit just “a few children and couples”. The Church of Greece — which has close ties to many government MPs — has said it is “totally opposed” to the reform, arguing that it “condemns” children to grow up in an “environment of confusion”.

However, the bill is sure to pass with the support of the main opposition Syriza party, whose leader Stefanos Kasselakis is gay, the socialist Pasok party and other smaller parties. Mitsotakis has said existing assisted reproduction rules will not be modified to allow same-sex couples the right to surrogacy. Opinion polls indicate that a majority of Greeks support same-sex marriage but oppose surrogacy.

No longer invisible, Greek same-sex couples await landmark law – The bill is expected to split Mitsotakis’ conservative New Democracy, with dozens of the party’s 158 lawmakers likely to oppose it or abstain https://t.co/7hL2k44Yag pic.twitter.com/0bKtZCHqPk

— George Roussos (@baphometx) February 12, 2024

Thousands of people gathered in Athens to protest against a new government proposal to legalise gay marriage. After all, even in Ancient Greece, famous for its strong male friendship, marriage was a union between a man and a woman pic.twitter.com/vXcxW0CGZC

— RT (@RT_com) February 12, 2024

“Satanical law” – Protest against bill introducing marriage and adoption for same-sex couples in #Athens.#Greece #protest pic.twitter.com/DkMn0jaMAR

— Viory (@Vioryvideo) February 12, 2024

Protesters at religious rally in central Athens chant slogans against same-sex marriage bill. #Greece pic.twitter.com/cZYPNqU7b6

— Derek Gatopoulos (@dgatopoulos) February 11, 2024

In the capital of Greece, a protest against same-sex marriages took place https://t.co/4ky90j4m5g pic.twitter.com/T9Snl1FJH9

— Voice of Europe (@V_of_Europe) February 12, 2024

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