‘Love wins’ say Greek lesbian couple as they wed at last

Danai Deligeorges and Alexia Beziki became one of the first gay couples in Greece to get married after parliament passed a bill last month allowing same-sex couples to wed.

ATHENS — A calendar reminder shone up on Danai Deligeorges’ phone on Thursday evening: “Wedding,” the message said. She turned, smiling, to her partner Alexia Beziki. “Are you ready?” Beziki asked, before the couple kissed and started to prepare.

That night, Deligeorges and Beziki became one of the first lesbian couples in Greece to get married after parliament passed a landmark bill allowing same-sex couples to tie the knot.

The historic vote, which also gives LGBTQ couples the right to adopt children, came after decades of campaigning by the LGBTQ community for marriage equality in the socially conservative country where the Orthodox Church has long held sway.

“Now we’re able to confirm with a statement that: You know what? You weren’t doing all these things for nothing,” said Deligeorges before the ceremony. “So, love wins.”

Athens mayor Haris Doukas married the couple in a low-key ceremony in central Athens attended by dozens of friends and relatives. The room in a government building erupted in applause when the couple said their vows and hugged. Deligeorges began to cry.

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