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Bishop Lashes Against LGBT Community After Crucifixion Advertising Gay Pride
Bishop Amvrosios of Kalavryta is clearly not pleased with the creation of a poster advertising Gay Pride Thessaloniki depicting the Crucifixion with hearts bearing the message "no hate." Outraged, the bishop referred to the poster advertising Gay Pride for...
Greece
Greek Monks Refuse to Let Thessaloniki Mayor Enter Mount Athos
The “Gathering of Priests and Monks” attacked Thessaloniki Mayor Yiannis Boutaris in a letter to the Holy Community of Mount Athos. The reason behind their harsh words is the upcoming 4th Thessaloniki Pride on June 19 and 20, which is organized with...
Greece
Thessaloniki Mayor Poses Naked in Support of Gay Pride
Statements that will be discussed made once again Thessaloniki Mayor Giannis Boutaris, who was photographed naked for a city’s magazine in support of the Gay Pride Parade. Talking to "Adore" magazine, Boutaris pointed out Thessaloniki’s prospects to become an...
Greece
Greek Bishop Condemns Gay Pride Parade
The bishop of Thessaloniki, Anthimos, condemned Gay Pride celebrations of the LGBT community, stating that it is “a perversion of human existence.”
“Do not give dogs what is holy,” he quoted from the gospel of Matthew, in regards to the...
Cyprus
Orthodox Church of Cyprus Lashes Out Against Gay Pride
The Holy Synod, the highest decision-making body of the Christian-Orthodox Church in Cyprus, made a statement lashing out against homosexuality, after activists announced the country's first gay pride festival set to take place May 31.
The Holy Synod said it...
Greece
Athens Mayoral Candidate Comes Out as HIV-Positive
In the race for the upcoming local elections, which will be held in May all over Greece, a candidate for the mayor’s office of the city of Athens has come out as HIV-positive.
Gregory Vallianatos, a 58-year-old Greek journalist, widely...
Greece
Greek Gays March for Rights
With the motto “Athens is ours,” the homosexuals of Athens paraded in the streets standing up for their rights. The Gay parade is in progress, under the 9th Athens Pride in Klathmonos square expected to finish the night of...
Greece
Boutaris Likes Gay Pride, Hates Golden Dawn
The Mayor of Thessaloniki Yiannis Boutaris talked in an interview in the radio station Palmos 96.5 and said he supports the Gay Parade in Thessaloniki but not the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party that has 18 seats in Parliament.
“I have...