Society
Lithuanian Gay League
Freetime
The gay kiss that could change a city in Lithuania
While Lithuania still struggles to defend equal rights for all her citizens, some of them are tired of waiting and are starting to take brave initiatives to change their society themselves. One such initiative is the Friendly Kaunas map, launched on Monday, July 31st. 10,000 free copies will be distributed across Kaunas, Lithuania’s second city. […]
Politics
Gay League asks president to veto amendments to law on equal opportunities
The Lithuanian Gay League (LGL) said on Wednesday that it had asked President Dalia Grybauskaitė to veto the parliament’s decision to transpose into national law an EU directive without listing partners as family members. […]
Society
Rainbow Bus: protest held next to the Russian Embassy
On 13th May, 2017 in order to draw the attention to the persecution and serious human rights violations against LGBT people in Chechnya (Russian Federation), the National LGBT rights organization LGL organized a protest next to the Russian Embassy in Vilnius, the Lithuanian Gay League reported in a press release. […]
Society
HealthMin to take steps to ensure hormone therapy for transgender people
The Lithuanian Health Ministry plans to take steps to ensure that transgender people have access to proper hormone replacement therapy and psychological counseling. […]
Society
Pride march in Vilnius draws record numbers
Around 2,000 people joined the pride march For Equality on the Gediminas avenue in Vilnius on Saturday in a massive show of support to the Lithuanian LGBT community.
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Society
Baltic Pride event kickoff not without protests
A small group protested outside the Russian Drama Theatre in Vilnius which hosted a Baltic Pride event on Thursday.
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Society
Orlando shooting bares the face of homophobia in Lithuania
An attack in a gay bar in Orlando, Florida, shocked the world just one week before an LGBT pride event in Lithuania. Some of the reactions to the news from Orlando made it clear that homophobia is still a huge problem in the country.
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Society
CORPORATE
Ambassadors from five states to participate in Baltic Pride 2016
Representatives from 12 foreign embassies, including five ambassadors will participate in the LGBT Baltic Pride parade which will take place in Vilnius on June 18. The chairman of the Lithuanian Gay League board Vladimir Simonko […]
Society
Gay spouses continue to fight Lithuanian migration authorities
A married gay couple continues to fight Lithuanian migration authorities that refuse to grant one of the male spouses residency permit. […]
CORPORATE
Lithuania’s Russian Drama Theatre refuses demands to ban LGBT event
The management of the Lithuanian Russian Drama Theatre refused demands on Monday from the Lithuanian Russian Union to ban am LGBT event, Pride Voices, from taking place in the theatre building. A petition with 5,000 […]
Society
Lithuanian society ‘more accepting of LGBT people’, but institutional progress stalls
Tomas Raskevičius, an LGBT policy coordinator at the Lithuanian Gay League, spoke about the issues facing the LGBT community in Lithuania and some of the community’s goals. […]
Society
Non-obstruction is Vilnius Municipality’s way of supporting Baltic Pride 2016
The Lithuanian Gay League says that it is “very happy” with the support it has received from Vilnius Municipality for Baltic Pride 2016. […]
Society
Lithuania’s star swimmer’s father stuns Gay League with letter
The Lithuanian Gay League invited swimmer Rūta Meilutytė to march in the Baltic Pride event in Vilnius this year, but received an unexpected answer from her father Saulius Meilutis. […]
Society
Baltic Pride in Vilnius bringing LGBT rights into focus before elections
The Baltic Pride is returning to Vilnius this June. The third LGBT pride event in the Lithuanian capital is for the first time taking place without express opposition from politicians, although the election year could prove a hot background for discussing LGBT rights. […]
Society
Social media campaign raises funds for homeless LGBT couple
A social media campaign by young Lithuanian filmmaker Romas Zabarauskas raised €900 to help two young gay men who had been kicked out of their homes in Panevėžys by their parents. […]
Society
Lithuanian LGBT community secures permit for pride march in Vilnius
The Lithuanian Gay League (LGL), an LGBT rights organization, has announced that Baltic Pride 2016 will take place in Vilnius in June, with the main events – the pride march followed by a concert – planned in central locations of the Lithuanian capital. […]
Society
Polish organizations in Lithuania under criticism for homophobic T-shirts
LGBT groups on Thursday expressed regret over the choice of Polish organizations in Lithuania to wear homophobic T-shirts with slogans Vilnius on Bicycles without Pedals (Wilno Na Rowerach Bez Pedalow) during their recent congress. […]
Society
Brussels to hear complaint on restricted broadcast of LGBT video in Lithuania
The European Commission (EU) plans to look into the complaint filed by the Lithuanian Gay League, an LGBT rights NGO, about the restrictions to air its video ad on television. […]