Discrimination and Protection
The Constitutional does not explicitly address sexual orientation or gender identity issues and civil rights legislation has largely come out in accordance with the European Union Directive 2000/78. Since 2005, anti-gay discrimination in the workplace is generally prohibited, except the armed forces, although the law does not include general identity and it does not address discrimination in areas such as banking, public facilities, education, housing and health care. Likewise, hate crime laws do not include sexual orientation or gender identity.
While there has been considerable legal progress, conservative social mores still hold considerably influence. Public displays of affection between same-sex couples are widely frowned upon and the Orthodox Church has often denounced homosexuality as a sin and "defect of human nature."
Read more about this topic: LGBT Rights In Greece
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