Greece Bias Against Gays-Lesbians Compounds Debt Crisis as Tourism Suffers

Debt-ravaged Greece’s biggest industry is missing income from a group of visitors that spends more than $140 billion a year.


Gay and lesbian tourists, who for decades flocked to the islands of Mykonos and Lesbos, have removed Greece from their list of top destinations because of discrimination, according to surveys by Amsterdam-based OutNow Consulting. The government says it intends to boost tourism and will change the law so Greece follows France and the U.K. in recognizing same-sex partnerships.

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