Greece has become the first country in which the Orthodox make up the majority, which has legalized same-sex marriage.
Same-sex couples will now be legally allowed to adopt children, following a vote in parliament yesterday.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said the new law would “boldly support serious inequality”.
The law was adopted by a simple majority in the parliament of 300 deputies.
Mitsotakis was in favor of the law, but needed the help of opposition parties to muster a majority, while more than a dozen MPs from his center-right party opposed the decision.
In the European Union, 15 countries, out of 27, have already legalized same-sex marriage, and around the world there are 35 countries that have done so.
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