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Greece’s gay Syriza leader says he told of plans to become parent to ‘stir’ debate

Greece’s gay Syriza leader says he told of plans to become parent to ‘stir’ debate

Stefanos Kasselakis says he wanted to open up the subject of same-sex couples having children

Greece’s first openly gay political party leader says he was deliberately trying to “stir stagnant waters” and tackle the taboo subject of same-sex couples having children when he announced he and his partner planned to become parents through surrogacy.

Weeks after his unexpected election to the helm of the main opposition left-wing Syriza, Stefanos Kasselakis insisted his comments had aimed to give the issue visibility in a nation where LGBT rights were rarely publicly discussed.

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