Stat?st????, ?? e?????de? (a?e?a?t?t?? se???a????? p??sa?at???sµ??) ap?te???? pe??p?? t? 51% t?? s?µat?? t?? ??f?f????, t? 40% t?? e??at???? d??aµ???? ?a? t? 56% t?? pt???????? ? f??t?t????. ??a µ???? t?? pa?ap??? p?s?st?? af??? ?a? ?esß?e?, ? p?e????f?a t?? ?p???? ?e? ?a? ???e?ta? µ?sa st?? e??????? ???????a s?ed?? a??at? ?a? "a??pa??t?", ????? ?a s?µa??e? ?p?sd?p?te ?a? ap??sa ap? ta e??st?te d??µe?a. ??t? e??a? ??a ?pa??t? p??ß??µa p?? ap?t??ese ??µa p??ß??µat?sµ?? ?a? µ?a ap? t?? ßas???? a?t?e? d?µ??????a? t?? ?esß?a??? ????µat?? st?? ????da µe t? ?e?t?????a d?af???? ?µ?d??.

???a?, ?µ??, ad??at?? ?a µ???s??µe ??a t?? µ??f?? ??????s?? t?? ?esß?a??? ????µat?? ?a? t?? ?µ?d?? t??, a? de? d??µe p?? ?e????se ?a? t? ??e? ???e? µ???? t??a. ?ta? p??? ap? µe????? de?aet?e? ? ?µe???? ?a? ? ????p? d????ta? t?? d???se?? t?? feµ???st???? ?a? gay ????µ?t??, ? ????da ???se st?? ???? t?? S??ta?µata???? ?a? ? ?p??a? µ??f?? epa?astat??? d???es? p????ta? µ?sa st? ???????s?a ?a? t?? efa?µ??? p?a?t???? ?atast????. ??t? s?µ?de?e ??t??a ta ????µata ?????????? ?a? se???a????? aµf?sß?t?s?? µe ap?t??esµa ?? a??a??? ?a ?????ta? se eµ?? µe p??? p?? a????? ???µ??? se s??s? µe ???e? ???e? t?? ??sµ??, a??? d?µ??????se t? ?at?????? ???µa ??a t?? µet?pe?ta ??t??? d??s? ???? a?t?? t?? ????µ?t??.

???? µet? t?? pt?s? t?? d??tat???a? ?a ?e????se? ? ????s? t?? ?µ?d?? ?a? ????µ?t?? ?????????? aµf?sß?t?s??, ??a e? t?? ?p???? ?ta? t? ?pe?e??e??t??? ????µa ?µ?f???f???? ????da? (?.?.?.?), p?? ?d?????e t? 1977. ? p??t? ?esß?a?? ?µ?da d?µ?????????e µ?sa st? ????µa a?t? ?at? ta t??? t?? de?aet?a? t?? 70 ap? ???e? ???a??e? µe ??t??? feµ???st??? ????t???a ?a? µp????se ?a e?f??se? t? ???? t?? µ?sa ap? t?? se??de? t?? pe???d???? «??F?». S??t?µa ?? ???a??e? a?t??, p?? ??p??e? d????a? ?esß?e? - feµ???st??e? ?a? ??p??e? ???e? sepa?at?st??e?, s??e?d?t?p???sa? p?? ?ta? d?s???? ? s?µß??s? t??? µe ??t?e? ?µ?f???f????? ?a? p?? t?? ????pte pe??ss?te?? ? s???pa??? µe t?? feµ???st???? ?µ?de?, p?? e??a? st? µeta?? d?µ???????e? ?a? e??a? ?d? st?se? t? "Sp?t? G??a????" st?? ?d? ??µa??? ?e??d??.

? p??t??, ???p??, p????a? t?? ?esß??? d?µ?????e? t?? ??t???µ? ?µ?da ?µ?f???f???? G??a????, ? ?p??a ?at?fe?e ?a t?aß??e? pe??ss?te?e? ???a??e? ?a? ?ts? ??? a?t? t? ???a??e?? d??aµ??? ?a ap??t?se? ??a ta ?at?????a st???e?a ??a ?a e?d?se? t? p??t? pe???d??? st?? ????da µe ?esß?a?? ?a? feµ???st??? ????. ????e?ta? ??a t? pe???d??? «??ß???» p??, ?a? µe? e??e µ?a s?et??? µ???? se ??????? p?a?s?a pa???s?a µe µ??? t??a te???, ?µ?? ta ??µata p?? ????e µ?sa ap? t?? se??de? t?? e?a????????? a??µa ?a? s?µe?a ?a ?e?????ta? ?a? ?a pa?aµ????? ep??a??a.

?? «Sp?t? G??a????» ?a? ?? ?µ?de? p?? t? d?µ??????sa? ? d???e?a? ??t? ap? t? s??p? t??, d??t??a? a??et?? f???? t?? ???t??? ?a? t?? ep???se?? a??et?? ep?d???? «s?t????» t?? ?????e?e?a??? ?esµ??. ??st????, ? ???? µe t?? ?p????pe? feµ???st??e? ?ta? a?ap?fe??t? ?ta? ?? ???a??e?, p?? ?ta? ?pe????e? t?? Sp?t??, ???a? ??p??a st??µ? a?t?µ?t?pe? ??? µ??? µe t??? ?e?t??e? a??? ?a? t?? ?d???t?t? t?? ????µat??. ?? ?e?t??e?, µe p??s??µa p?? ???eta? fasa??a st?? ???? ?a? de? µp????? ?a ?s???s???, µ??e?a? ?p???af?? ?a? d?aµa?t??????a? st?? ?d???t?t? ? ?p????, µe t?? se??? t??, ap?f?s?se ?a p??????se? se ???s?. ??s? ?? feµ???st???? ?µ?de? ?s? ?a? ? ?esß?a?? ß?????a? st? s?µe?? ?a a?a??t??? a???? st???. ??st????, ??? ?a? s??e??as?a s?st??as?? af?? ??a ??? a?t? t? ?a?? e??e ????e? ?pe????? ? ?µ?da t?? ?esß???. ? ?esß?a?? ?µ?da de? e??e pa?? ?a a???????se? a?e???t?t? p??e?a ?a? a???te?a ?a s???p???e? µe ???? feµ???st??? ?µ?da st? «Sp?t? G??a???? ????a????» t?? ?d?? ?e????.

? d??s? ?a? a?t?? t?? ?µ?da? ?ta? e?e??? t?? ep??? a??et? ??t??? µe d??f??e? s?µµet???? ?????????? pe??e??µ???? ?a? p??s?fe?e µe???? ß???e?a st?? feµ???st???? ?µ?de?, ?d?a?te?a ?ta? ??f???ta? t? ??µ?s??d?? ??a t? ap?p??????p???s? t?? aµß??se?? t? 1986. ??sa sta ep?µe?a ?????a d?µ?????????a? ?a? ???e? ?esß?a??? ?µ?de?, p?? ?e?t?????sa? e?te sa? a?t???µe? ?µ?de? ? µ?sa sta p?a?s?a ??p???? µ??t?? ????µat??, ?a? ?a? µe? ? pa???s?a t??? ?ta? ß?a???????, a??? e??a? µ?a s?et??? ??t??? d?ast????t?ta. ? d??s? t??? pe??st??f??e ?????? se ??µata e??µ???s??, ape?e?????s?? ?a? ape????p???s?? ?a? ? ???e ?µ?da d?µ??????se ??a s?a??p?t? p??? st? ?p??? p?t?se ? ep?µe??. ?e????? ap? a?t?? t?? ?µ?de? ?ta? ? s??ta?t??? ?µ?da t?? pe???d???? "?a?t?µ G???" p?? ?????f???se ???? sta 5-6 te??? st?? a???? t?? de?aet?a? t?? 90, ?? Cyberdykes ???st?? ??a ta p??t? p?? ???????a?, ? ?µ?da G??a???? t?? ?.?.?. ?a? st?? Tessa?????? ?? ?esß?a??? ?µ?de? p?? ?e?t?????sa? µ?sa se ?µ?da ???t?ß????a? ?µ?f???f???? Tessa??????? (?.?.?.T). ?a? S?µp?a?? ?at? t?? ?µ?f???f?ß?a?. ??? ??t?ß??? 2000 ? ???????? ?µ?f???f????? ?????t?ta (?.?.?.) d????a???e? se s??e??as?a µe t? pe???d??? "DEON" st? ??e?µat??? ???t?? t?? ??µ?? ????a??? st?? ?d? ??e?p?d?? ??a t???µe?? e?d???se?? ?a? ?µ????? µe t?t?? "Athens Pride 2000", ap? t? ?p??? ?ep?d?se ? ?esß?a?? ?µ?da ?????? (?.?.?.), ? ?p??a ?p???e? µ???? s?µe?a ?a? µ???sta ?e??e?ta? ap? t?? p???p????ste?e? ?a? d?µ????????te?e? ?µ?de? p?? d???e???? µ?sa st? ???? ????µa.

Saf?stata µet? ap? ?sa a?af????µe, d?µ?????e?ta? t? e??t?µa p?? e??a? d??at?? ?µ?de? µe d??at?t?te?, st????? ?a? a??et? ??sµ? ?t??µ? ?a d?ast????p????e? ?a? ?a d?????e?, de? ?at?fe?a? ?a ???a?????? ?ts? ?ste ?a ep?ß??s???. ? ap??t?s? ???eta? ap? µ??? t?? a? d??µe ??t? ap? t? µ????s??p?? t? µ??????sµ? ?a? µa?????sµ? t?? e???????? ???????a?.

? ???a??e?a ?µ?f???f???a, se a?t??es? µe t?? a?t????, e??a? e??????????? µ? a?a?????s?µ? ?a? a?t? ??at? ? ???a??e?a se???a????t?ta e??a? p??? ste?? s??dedeµ??? µe t?? ????µ?t?ta. ?p?µ????, ? ?esß?asµ?? ?a p??pe? ?a pa?aµ??e? a??at?? ?a? s??p???? ??at?, ap? ?????????? p?e????, e??a? µ? a?a?????s?µ??. ?e ap?? ????a, a? ? a?t???? ?µ?f???f???a p??? t?? pat??a????? ???????a, ? ?esß?asµ?? t?? ???e? ?a a?s???eta? aß?ßa?a µ??d?asµ??? ?a? a?t? ??at? a??µa ? ???a??a e??a? ste?? s??dedeµ??? µe t?? µ?t??t?ta. ??ßa?a, t? ?t? µ?a p?e??? t?? ???a??e?a? se???a????t?ta? e??a? a??at?, de? s?µa??e? p?? e??a? ?a? a??pa??t?.

?a??????a, ? p?e????f?a t?? µe??? ???? t?? ?esß?a??? ?µ?d?? ?ta? ?ea?? ?t?µa, f??t?t??e? ?? pe??ss?te?e?, ????? sta?e?? d???e?? ?a? µe ??t??? ??????µ??? e???t?s? ap? t??? ???e??. ???µa, ? ep?ß??s? µ?a? t?t??a? ?µ?da? e?a?t?ta? ap???ta ap? t? ?e??µe?? eµf??e?a (visibility). ?? ?esß?e? p?? µp????sa? ?a ß???? a????t? p??? ta ??? ?ta? t?te ???e?. ??? p?? s?µe?a e??a? p??a p?????. ? p?e????f?a f?ß?ta? a??µa p?? a? ß?e? a????t? ?a ???e? se ?µes? ???? µe t? ?????e?e?a?? ?????? pe??ß?????.

?at? de?te?? ???? ?????ta? ta ??t?µata ?a????a? ?a? ep?ß??s??. ????e? st? s?µe?? a?t? ?a a?afe??e? p?? ?p???e? ??t??? p??ß??µa a?e???a? st?? ????da ?a? p?? t? 18% t?? ?ea??? e?????d?? pt???????? de? µp??e? ?a ß?e? d???e?? a?????? µe t?? sp??d?? p?? ??e? ???e?. ?p?µ????, ?ta? ?? ??es???? f??t?t??e? (p?? d???e?a? se ?esß?a??? ?µ?de?) a??????? ?a a?a??t??? d???e?? p??? st?? t?µ?a t??? ?a? ?a ?t????? t? µe????t??? t??? ?a????a, d?s???a ?a d?a???d??e?a? ??a ?sa ap??t?sa? ?????ta? ??a coming out.

????? ??a? ?????, p?? µp??e? ?a e????se? t?? ?p?t????? pa???s?a ?a? ??????s? t?? ?esß?a??? ?µ?d?? e??a? ? ap??s?a e??? ?s????? feµ???st???? ????µat??, t??????st?? µe t?? µ??f? p?? eµfa??st??e st?? de?aet?a t?? 80. ?? feµ???st??? ????µa ?ta? ??a t?? e?????de? ?esß?e? ? ?at??????? ????? ??a ?a as???????? µe ???a??e?a ??t?µata ? ?a d?µ??????s??? t?? d???? t??? ?µ?de? ?a? ?a epe?ta???? se p?? e?e?d??e?µ??a ??t?µata, p?? af????sa? t?? ?d?e?. ????µat?, t? feµ???st??? ????µa pa???s?ase µ?a ??t??? d?ast????t?ta ta p??ta ?????a t?? de?aet?a? t?? 80, a??? ??t?te - ??a t??? d????? t?? ?????? - a???????se f?????sa p??e?a. ??t? e??e a?t??t?p? ?a? st?? p??e?a t?? ?esß?a??? ?µ?d??, se a?t??es? µe t? feµ???st??? ????µa ????? ?????, p?? ?a? µe? µp??e? t??a ?a e??a? ?p?t?????, ?µ?? a?t? de? ep???ase t?? e?????? ?a? t?? p??e?a t?? ?esß?a??? ?a? gay ????µ?t?? - ? d?ast????t?ta t?? ?p???? e??a? ?d?a?te?a ??t??? se ??µata ?s?? d??a??µ?t??, ??µ??, te???p???s??, ????es?a? ??p.

??t???? p?? ? ????da, sa? ???t??, te??e? ?a ???eta? a?e?t??? se ??µata ?????????? ?ats?sµ?? t?? te?e?ta?a de?aet?a. ?p??e?, ß?ßa?a, ?a ?s????? a??µa ??p??e? p???ata???e??, a??? ta p???µata ?a? ?? ?atast?se?? a??????? ?a a???????. Se a?t? ß?????? ?? ?????????? a??a??? p?? ?????ta? se ???e? ???e? t?? ????p?? - ? ap????? t?? ?p???? ft??e? µ???? ed?, a??? ?a? ? a????? t?? e???????? ???????a? ?a p??s??se? ta p??t?pa t?? ????p??. ?p?µ???? e??a? ??t?µa ?????? t? p?te ?a a???s??? ?a ?????ta? ßas??? ??t?µata, ?p?? t? d??a??µa st?? ??f?as? ?a? d?af??et???t?ta, ?? s??se?? µe t?? ???????e?a, ? ??µ??, ? µ?t??t?ta, ?? ?se? ?????????? pa????? ??p. p?? ?a d?µ??????s??? t? ?at?????? ???µa ?ste ?? d?e?d???se?? ?a ?????? ?ata?t?se?? ?a? ?? p???ata???e?? ?a? ta taµp?? ?a µp??? st? ??????t???ap? t?? ?st???a?.

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