LGBT history in Greece
This article is about the history of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in Greece.
1st millennium BC
Main articles: Homosexuality in ancient Greece and Homosexuality in the militaries of ancient Greece
2nd millennium AD
- In 1858, the Ottoman Empire decriminalizes homosexual relationships.[1]
- Homosexual practice was decriminalized in 1951.[1]
3rd millennium AD
- On November 2003, NCRTV fined one of the TV networks in Greece, Mega, with 100,000 Euros,[2] partly for having aired a kiss between two male characters of the popular TV show 'Klise ta Matia' (Greek: Κλείσε τα Μάτια). In December 2006, Greece's Council of State, the country's Supreme administrative court, annulled this decision though, ruling that NCRTV's fine was unconstitutional.
See also
References
- 1 2 "Where is it illegal to be gay?". BBC News. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ↑ NCRTV Ref#:371-2003, 11/11/03
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