The Orthodox state of Greece passed the bill on the legalization of same-sex marriage, and the Greek parliament approved a bill to allow same-sex civil marriage, which was cross-party on the evening of the 15th by 176 votes to 76

The Orthodox state of Greece passed a bill legalizing same-sex marriage

The Greek parliament approved a bill to allow same-sex civil marriages, which was passed in the Greek parliament on the evening of the 15th by a cross-party majority of 176 votes to 76, making Greece the first country with a majority of Orthodox Christians to do so. The bill also allows same-sex couples to legally adopt children, but does not allow gay men to obtain biological children through surrogate mothers in Greece.

Despite the bill's passage, some church supporters also staged protests against the proposed law, while criticism from church officials focused on the bill's impact on traditional family values. However, the Greek Orthodox Church has shown relative tolerance, with half of Orthodox Christians believing homosexuality should be accepted and a quarter favoring same-sex marriage. In recent polls, Greeks in general grudgingly supported marriage laws.