Tag: Cypriot
Cypriot couple tie the knot in country’s first public same-sex wedding
A same-sex couple has become the first to openly take advantage of the country’s new civil unions law, speaking out for equality as they tied the knot.
The Eastern Orthodox Church is strongly influential in Cyprus, and homosexuality was only legalised in 1998. However, the country has made large strides on equality in recent years, despite a continuing taboo.
The country passed a civil unions bill in November last year, with a huge majority in the Cypriot Parliament. The law took effect...
