In June 2008, Anastassios Aliferis, the Socialist mayor of the island performed the first same-sex marriages in Greece, citing a legal loophole and defying claims of illegality by a Greek prosecutor.
En xuño de 2008, Anastassios Aliferis, alcalde socialista da illa realizou o primeiro matrimonio homosexual en Grecia, citando un baleiro legal e desafiando a reclamación de ilegalidade dun fiscal grego.