Iason Dousis

Jason-Antigone Dane (Dhousis) is a Greek LGBT rights activist.

Early years

Dane was born in Athens, Greece on 13 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.

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. During the hearing, Dane was accompanied by Grigoris Valianatos.

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.

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.

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).

Dane has stated that they are an admirer of Alexis Tsipras.