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.