Greek PM Announces Plans to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage and Adoption

Proposed Law Faces Opposition from Conservative Lawmakers and Orthodox Church

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has announced plans to legalize same-sex marriage and adoption, but has not provided a timeline for the legislation.
The proposed law will not extend the right to future parenthood through surrogate mothers to same-sex couples, but will recognize the status of existing offspring.
The legislation is expected to face opposition from conservative lawmakers within Mitsotakis's own New Democracy party, as well as from the influential Orthodox Church of Greece.
The main opposition Syriza party, led by Greece's first openly gay party leader Stefanos Kasselakis, supports the legislation, although Kasselakis has criticized it for not going far enough on parenthood rights.
Opinion polls suggest that Greeks are evenly divided on the issue of same-sex marriage, but are opposed to extending full parental rights to gay or lesbian couples.