May 30, 2008
Aegean island mayor set to hold Greece's 1st gay marriage
David Foucher READ TIME: 1 MIN.
ATHENS, Greece - The mayor of a tiny Aegean Sea island says he is willing to carry out the first civil wedding ceremony for a gay couple in Greece.
Tilos Island Mayor Tassos Alfieris says he would carry out the ceremony for two gay men who took the first official step toward marriage by posting a wedding notice in a Greek newspaper.
No date has been set for the service. Greek civil ceremonies are conducted my municipal officials.
Greece's Orthodox Church has expressed strong objections to gay marriage in the past.
In March a lesbian organization discovered a loophole in a 26-year-old law that does not specify gender in civil wedding. The two men on Tilos would be the first pair to test it.
David Foucher is the CEO of the EDGE Media Network and Pride Labs LLC, is a member of the National Lesbian & Gay Journalist Association, and is accredited with the Online Society of Film Critics. David lives with his daughter in Dedham MA.
