The decision of the NCRTV Lawsuit is homophobic.

You can read about the show here! The decision of the National Broadcasting Council to fine a 94 FM broadcast is homophobic. The FCC’s blemish “Why did the only gay show go silent?”(“Epoch”, 30/01/05) The news is more or less well known, as it passed in the margins of the daily news: at its meeting […]

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1st Pornographic Art Film Festival

The first ever Pornigraphic Art Film Festival in 2005 was the occasion for the creation of the Berlin Porn Festival. It had been preceded by the acquaintance with Bruce LaBruce’s producer Jurgen Bruning and I had brought the two of them to Athens a few months earlier, screening Bruce LaBruce’s then-new film Raspberry Reich at […]

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Greek Stonewall, the brief history of Athens Pride since 1992

Every Thursday at the SPICES CLUB, there were parties for men only, and soldiers with machine guns, police, and a prosecutor would come in. They arrested about 10 people and charged them with very serious charges, resulting in one man hanging himself out of shame in his cell in Gada.Television had played a catalytic role […]

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Pornographic Art Parties @ Spices Club

“Kinky Fridays were organized for 2 years, until the place was closed by the police. Every Thursday, parties were held in the same place for men only, and soldiers with machine guns, police, and a prosecutor entered. They arrested about 10 people, who were charged with very serious charges, resulting in one man hanging himself […]

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Athens Gay And Lesbian Radio Show

by Maria Cyber It should be noted that I hosted the show from around 2000 (perhaps slightly earlier) until 2005, when I was fined by the ESR [National Council for Radio and Television] and the station canceled it. It was the first and only radio show in Greece focusing on LGBTQ+ issues, and it had […]

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