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Greece: Gay partnership delay draws protests

By Derek Gatopoulos
Published September 5, 2014 9:12pm ET
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Greece: Gay partnership delay draws protests
A gay couple kisses during a protest outside Greece's Parliament in Athens on Friday, Sept. 5, 2014. Several hundred people took part in the peaceful march to Parliament, which is debating draft legislation to outlaw Holocaust denial and expand prosecution powers against the incitement of racial violence. Gay and Lesbian rights groups complain that the proposed legislation will not adequately address attacks on homosexual people, which they say are on the rise. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) | Thanassis Stavrakis

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Gay rights protesters gathered outside Greece’s parliament late Friday after the government said it would delay legislation allowing civil unions for same-sex couples. The decision came despite a European court ruling that found Greece has been discriminating against gays.

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