Homosexuality

A proposal by socialist MPs to open civil unions in Greece to same-sex couples sparked a racist rant from a conservative deputy on Friday as he compared homosexuality to pedophilia and bestiality.

“In the Netherlands there are parties that recognize pedophilia. Does that mean that we have to imitate them?,” New Democracy MP Tasos Neratzis said during a debate in Parliament.

Hürriyet reporter Ayşe Arman interviews 27-year-old Kaan Arter on his experiences as a gay teacher who had to serve as a soldier in the Turkish military:

Openly gay men and lesbians in Cyprus are about 40 percent less likely to secure interviews for jobs they’ve applied for online than heterosexuals, a bigger gap than in other European countries, a UK study shows.

Several associations representing the LGBT community have announced support for Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş in the upcoming presidential elections Aug. 10, emphasizing he was the only candidate to express his commitment to gay rights.

Several associations representing the LGBT community have announced support for Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş in the upcoming presidential elections Aug. 10, emphasizing he was the only candidate to express his commitment to gay rights.

A judge in the western province of Aydın has applied to the Constitutional Court to remove the definition of homosexuality as an “unnatural relationship” from an article of the Turkish Penal code, daily Milliyet reported July 8.

BELGRADE - Commissioner for Protection of Equality Nevena Petrusic wished all the best to the LGBT population in Serbia for the International Pride Day, noting that discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation is still widespread in Serbia and that the LGBT population is one of the most discriminated against.

Macedonia's main Sts Cyril and Methodius University has decided to establish a new "Institute for Family Studies" that will teach courses such as “Family Values and Morality”, “ Family and Social Deviations”, “Family and Religion” and “Family in Antiquity”.