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Gay travellers
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The term "Greek love" may still evoke titters from those educated in British public schools of a classicizing persuasion, but in modern Greece overtly
gay behaviour
in public remains
taboo
for men in
rural areas
. There is, however, a sizeable
gay contingent
in Athens, Thessaloniki and Patra, plus a fairly obvious scene at
certain resorts
like Idhra, Rhodes or Mykonos, still the most popular European gay resort after Ibiza in Spain. Skala Eressou on Lesvos, the birthplace of Sappho, is (appropriately) an international mecca for
lesbians
. Homosexuality is legal over the age of 17, and (male) bisexual behaviour common but rarely admitted. Greek men are terrible flirts, but cruising them is a semiotic minefield and definitely at your own risk - references in gay guides to "known" male cruising grounds should be treated sceptically. "Out" gay Greeks are rare, and "out" local lesbians rarer still; foreign same-sex couples will be regarded in the provinces with some bemusement but accorded the standard courtesy as foreigners. The gay movement in Greece is represented by Akoe Amphi, PO Box 26022, 10022 Athens tel 010/77 19 221. Other useful information
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