LGBT rights

  • Politics

Lithuanian parliament committee decides same-sex partnership is in tune with constitution

The Lithuanian Seimas' Committee on Legal Affairs decided on Wednesday that the legalization of same-sex partnership would not contradict the…

10 years ago
  • Society

National Equality and Diversity Awards recognize equal opportunity advocates in Lithuania

In a gala ceremony on Tuesday night, national awards were handed out to individuals, organizations and initiatives that contributed most…

10 years ago
  • Politics

Vilnius council member Mark Harold: “You see so much bullshit that you get annoyed and want to change things”

The first ever non-Lithuanian national on the Vilnius City Council reveals to the Lithuania Tribune why he ran for office.…

10 years ago
  • Society

Future Vilnius mayor has “no problems” with LGBT pride events on central streets

Vilnius mayor-elect Remigijus Šimašius says he sees no problems with allowing LGBt pride events to be held in the centre…

10 years ago
  • Politics

Lithuania urged to implement ECHR rulings on sex change and ousted president

Lithuania's representative at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) Karolina Bubnytė has urged state institutions to focus its efforts…

10 years ago
  • European Union

EP vice-president criticizes Lithuania for violating LGBTI rights

Amid the European Commission's (EC) analysis whether the Lithuanian Law on the Protection of Minors against the Detrimental Effect of…

10 years ago
  • European Union

EU institutions look into Lithuania’s controversial protection of minors law

Lithuania's controversial law aimed at protecting minors from public information deemed harmful to their development has once again appeared under…

10 years ago
  • Society

Support for same-sex partnership in Lithuania doubles over one year

Seventy-nine percent of people in Lithuania still say they oppose legislation instituting same-sex partnership. But the number of those in…

10 years ago
  • Society

Lithuanian NGOs and Swedish Embassy cooperate to organize IDAHOT events

On 30 January 2015, the National LGBT* Rights Organization LGL and the Swedish Embassy in Vilnius organized a meeting to…

10 years ago
  • Society

Lithuanian MP voices threat against LGBT* rights organization

Member of the Lithuanian Parliament Algirdas Vaclovas Patackas has publicly warned the leader of LGL, a Lithuanian LGBT* rights NGO,…

10 years ago
  • Society

Lithuanian LGBT activists think obsolete 10-litas bill could make for suggestive souvenirs

The Lithuanian Gay League, an LGBT rights NGO, has had an idea to keep some of the 10-litas notes and…

10 years ago
  • Society

Lithuania court decides not to hear case on LGBT video ban

Lithuania's Supreme Administrative Court found no legal grounds for court hearing of the Lithuanian Gay League's complaint over the conclusion…

10 years ago
  • Politics

Anti-gay MP Petras Gražulis to run for Vilnius mayor

The Order and Justice party has nominated Member of Parliament Petras Gražulis to run for Vilnius mayor's office. [...]

10 years ago
  • Society

Lithuanian psychologists say censoring information on LGBT issues does harm to minors

The Union of Lithuanian Psychologists has issued a statement, criticizing a ban on airing a social video ad about LGBT…

10 years ago

Lithuanian parliament speaker says Latvia’s foreign minister should have come out to voters before elections

Speaker of the Lithuanian Parliament leader of the Labour party Loreta Graužinienė has said that Latvia’s Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics,…

10 years ago
  • Uncategorized

Lithuanian foreign minister and human rights activist greet Latvian foreign minister’s coming out

Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics came out as gay on Thursday, stirring reactions across the Baltics. Lithuanian foreign minister congratulated…

10 years ago

Latvia’s foreign minister comes out as gay

Latvia's foreign minister Edgars Rinkēvičs came out as gay in a tweet on Thursday night. [...]

10 years ago
  • Society

Filmmaker’s nude fundraising campaign met with mix of support and criticism

The Lithuanian filmmaker who opened his tuxedo shirt to expose a Free Pussy Riot T-shirt when he walked the red…

10 years ago
  • Society

Lithuanian LGBT organization lodges Brussels appeal claiming freedom of speech restrictions

The Lithuanian Gay League said on Wednesday it had turned to the European Commission over restrictions in Lithuania to air…

10 years ago

Russian actor banned from entering Latvia for homophobic comments

A Russian sitcom actor, notorious for his anti-LGBT statements, was banned from entering Latvia for saying gay people should be…

10 years ago