Greece legalizes same-sex marriage, the first Orthodox Christian country to do so. The nation is number 16 in the European Union and 35 in the world to legalize same- sex marriage, according to the Human Rights Campaign, an LGBTQ rights advocacy group.
A multi-party majority of 176 lawmakers in the 300-seat Parliament voted in favor of the bill, while 76 rejected the reform, two abstained and 46 were not present at the vote. The legalization has been harshly criticized by the Greek Orthodox Church, which teaches that homosexuality is a sin.