Greece passes gender-change law opposed by Orthodox church
(The Guardian Greece)

Alexis Tsipras rallies parliament to endorse policies permitting people to change gender on official documents without sterilisationGreece´s leftwing government has passed legislation enabling citizens to determine their gender identity amid fierce condemnation from the Orthodox church which said the law would `destroy human beings`.After two days of highly charged debate, the prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, rallied parliament to endorse policies that would permit people to legally change their gender on all official documents without undergoing sterilisation. Related: There are reasons to be cheerful ... LGBTI rights gains in unlikely countries | Peter Tatchell Continue reading...