Jason-Antigone Dane Explained

Jason-Antigone Dane (Dhousis) is a Greek LGBT rights activist.^[1]

Early years

Dane was born in Athens, Greece in the 13th of August 1985 and raised in the neighborhood of Kolonaki. Dane graduated from Athens College, then joined the 2nd experimental Lyceum of Athens, and went on to graduate from the Department of Theatre Studies at the University of Patras with honours. Dane continued studies in theatre, joining the drama school of Roula Pateraki, graduating with honours, and later moved to London, working in famous gay clubs and becoming more interested and active in human and animal rights and veganism. Later, Dane returned to Greece to study human rights at the University of Athens.^[2]

Activism

Nude activism

After returning to Greece, Dane created tension in the gay community with naked protests that included slogans written on their naked body. Dane changed names by adding the name Antigone (from the mythic heroine) next to the baptismal first name Jason.

ID trail

In November 2017, Dane took legal steps to ask to legally be referred as gender neutral, with gender erased from Dane's ID. That came one month after a bill was passed from the Parliament to allow people to change the gender on their identity cards. However, Dane wanted gender to be erased entirely. Dane, who is genderqueer, was the first person to ask for official recognition as a non-binary person.^{[3] [4]} During the hearing, Dane was accompanied by Grigoris Valianatos.^[5]

In February 2018, the court ruled in favour of allowing Dane to identify as a non-binary person on identity cards, but not to totally erase gender from the cards.^[6]

Bill on LGBT adoption

Dane was under the spotlight of mass media when attending the House of the Hellenic Parliament for LGBT adoption on May 9, 2018. During the hearing, MP Kostas Katsikis stated that homosexuality was a crime equal to pedophilia. Dane left the house as a sign of disapproval.^[7]

Politics

Dane was a candidate councillor in Athens in the 2019 Greek local elections. They ran with Rena Dourou, who was affiliated with the Coalition of the Radical Left (Syriza).^{[8] [9]}

Dane has stated that they are an admirer of Alexis Tsipras.^[10]

External links

• Interview at the Night Show, ANT1 TV.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Eikosipentidou . Eftychia . 2018-06-28 . The story of Jason-Antigone Dane . 2023-04-10 . Medium . en.
2. Web site: Βνάτσιου . Κατερίνα . 13 May 2017 . Το Jason-Αντιγόνη και πώς είναι να είσαι non-binary στην Αθήνα . 2023-04-10 . AthensVoice . el.
3. Web site: ΙΝ . Σύνταξη . 2017-11-01 . Εξετάστηκε το πρώτο αίτημα για διαγραφή φύλου . 2023-04-10 . in.gr . el.
4. Web site: 2017-11-01 . Στο δικαστήριο σήμερα η πρώτη διαγραφή φύλου από ταυτότητα - Τι ζητά το Jason Αντιγόνη LiFO . 2023-04-10 . www.lifo.gr . el.
5. 1 November 2017 . Στα δικαστήρια το Τζέισον - Αντιγόνη . Greece. Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation. YouTube title: Στα δικαστήρια το Τζέισον - Αντιγόνη συνοδεία Βαλιανάτου για την διαγραφή φύλου.
6. Web site: 2018-02-15 . ΣΥΝΕΝΤΕΥΞΗ JASON – ΑΝΤΙΓΟΝΗ: Ο πρώτος άνδρας στην Ελλάδα που με δικαστική απόφαση αναγνωρίστηκε το γυναικείο του όνομα στην ταυτότητα – Διεκδικεί να αναγνωριστεί και ως άφυλο άτομο . 2023-04-10 . Label News . el.
7. Web site: 8 May 2017 . Στη Βουλή το Jason - Αντιγόνη για την αναδοχή παιδιών . 2023-04-10 . www.news247.gr . el.
8. Web site: Οι υποψήφιοι της Ρένας Δούρου στον Κεντρικό Τομέα Αθηνών - Και το Τζέισον Αντιγόνη (Δούσης Ιάσων) στο ψηφοδέλτιο . LiFO . April 2019 . el . 2019-04-04.
9. Web site: Το Τζέισον Αντιγόνη υποψήφιο για το περιφερειακό συμβούλιο με την παράταξη Δούρου . ProtoThema . 2019-04-02 . el . 2019-04-04.
10. Web site: Γεραιουδάκης . Άγγελος . Τζέισον Αντιγόνη: Ο Αλέξης Τσίπρας με έκανε να δακρύσω με μια συγγνώμη - Έθνος . Έθνος . 2019-04-03 . el . 2019-04-04.