LGBT history in Greece
# LGBT history in Greece

This article is about the history of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in Greece.

## 2nd millennium AD

* In 1858, the Ottoman Empire decriminalizes homosexual relationships.
* Homosexual practice was decriminalized in 1951.

## 3rd millennium AD

* In November 2003, NCRTV fined one of the TV networks in Greece, Mega, with 100,000 Euros, 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.
* In 2015, civil unions were legalized for same-sex couples
* In 2017, the Legal Gender Recognition Law is passed
* On May 6, 2018, same-sex couples in civil partnerships Greece gained the right to foster children, although adoption remained illegal.
