Athens Pride Parade Held Today
Today brings the tenth Athens Pride Parade, that kicked off at noon at Klafthamonos Square. It's slogan this year was "Family Affair".
The 2014 Pride Festival's main themes were equality and freedom of choice, regarding family life according to the LGBT community. It also focused on the community's quest for Greek LGBT family legal recognition, which continues to be denied.
In 2013, the European Court of Human Rights declared that: "Greece has violated the European Convention on Human Rights by excluding same-sex couples from its Civil Partnership Law". The Pride Parade finished at 7:00 p.m. this evening and offered workshops, dance parties, performances and face painting.
Tagged under
Related items
-
Athens to celebrate New Year with silent fireworks for the sake of animals
-
Athens prepares for Christmas and New Year's with glorious festivities
-
The Economist ranks Greece in top five of global economy performance
-
Syria: Greece’s role, the anxiety over the migration issue and Turkey’s moves
-
Young people of the Greek diaspora from four continents united their voices in Athens