Greece has become the world’s first Orthodox Christian country to legalize same-sex marriage, with the bill backed by a significant majority in parliament.
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00:00 Greece has become the world's first Orthodox Christian country to legalize same-sex marriage.
00:07 [Children cheering]
00:14 Members of the LGBTQ+ community took to the streets of Athens to celebrate the landmark bill.
00:20 The law passed by 176 votes to 76,
00:24 despite vocal opposition from the country's influential Orthodox Church.
00:28 The new law also lets same-sex couples adopt,
00:31 but stops short of allowing them to use surrogacy or assisted reproduction.
00:36 ♪ We started it ♪