Page 36 of 46 difficulties accessing hormone therapy, noting hormone blockers were not available in the country. This lack of access was especially pronounced for LGBTQI+ members of marginalized groups, such as migrants and asylum seekers. Societal discrimination and harassment against LGBTQI+ individuals, including LGBTQI+ refugees and migrants, remained a concern. On April 24, vandals painted swastikas on a rainbow fence outside an elementary school in Lagadas. On June 24, during the 11th Pride Parade in Thessaloniki, local media reported police successfully stopped a group of youth throwing rocks at floats in the Lefkos Pyrgos area. Availability of Legal Gender Recognition: Unmarried transgender individuals older than 15 could update documents to reflect their gender identity without undergoing gender affirmation surgery, provided a judge validated the change. Trans activists argued trans individuals should be allowed to self-certify their gender identity rather than having to rely on a judge. Involuntary or Coercive Medical or Psychological Practices: The law banned “conversion therapy practices” on children and on adults without the individual’s explicit consent and affirmation they were under neither duress nor coercion. Additionally, practitioners were banned from advertising “conversion therapy” practices. Violators faced a prison sentence and a fine as well as loss of license. Repeated violation of the law Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2023 United States Department of State • Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor