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The Guardian - UK
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Helena Smith in Athens

Greece urged to address anti-LGBTQI+ discrimination and intolerance

A protest march was held in Athens on Wednesday to mark the fourth anniversary of the killing of Zak Kostopoulos, a gay activist and drag performer.
A protest march was held in Athens on Wednesday to mark the fourth anniversary of the killing of Zak Kostopoulos, a gay activist and drag performer. Photograph: George Vitsaras/EPA

Europe’s top human rights watchdog has urged Greece to take action against the “serious forms” of discrimination and intolerance faced by the country’s LGBTQI+ community, especially children in schools.

Equality rights for intersex people often subject to sex “normalising” surgery at a young age must also be enhanced, according to a report released on Thursday by the Council of Europe.

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