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Rainbow flag at Vilnius Cathedral Square. Photo by Augustas Didžgalvis, LGL

Lithuanian LGBT* activists ride down streets of Vilnius on Rainbow bus

May 18, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

At noon on Sunday, the Lithuanian Gay League, LGBT* rights organization, took a ride on a rainbow bus down the streets of central Vilnius. […]

Lithuanian LGBT community to celebrate IDAHOT and Rainbow Days

May 11, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

From the 14th to the 20th of May, the National LGBT* Organization LGL is ready to lead off the dance for Rainbow Days and IDAHOT 2015 and proud to offer a wide agenda of political, social, cultural and artistic events in Vilnius, Kaunas and Klaipėda. […]

National Equality and Diversity Awards recognize equal opportunity advocates in Lithuania

April 30, 2015 manoteises.lt 0

In a gala ceremony on Tuesday night, national awards were handed out to individuals, organizations and initiatives that contributed most to promoting equality and diversity in Lithuania. The annual event was organized by the Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson‘s Office and a forum of seven NGOs for the second time to recognize achievements in eight categories. […]

Discussion on same-sex partnership will no longer be taboo – Simonko

March 25, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Vladimiras Simonko, the leader of the Lithuanian Gay League, on Tuesday welcomed the proposed law to allow same-sex partnerships, saying the step would trigger discussions about the rights of homosexual persons living together. […]

LGL meeting at the Swedish ambassador's residence. Photo by LGL

Lithuanian NGOs and Swedish Embassy cooperate to organize IDAHOT events

February 3, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

On 30 January 2015, the National LGBT* Rights Organization LGL and the Swedish Embassy in Vilnius organized a meeting to discuss preparations for this year’s celebration of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT) in Lithuania. The meeting was hosted in the residence of the Swedish ambassador and attended by more than thirty ambassadors and representatives of the civil society. […]

Lithuanian MP voices threat against LGBT* rights organization

January 20, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Member of the Lithuanian Parliament Algirdas Vaclovas Patackas has publicly warned the leader of LGL, a Lithuanian LGBT* rights NGO, that the organization is “playing with fire” and that its activities might result in a “black, repulsive and totally unacceptable response” similar to that which “happened in Paris.” The statement by the MP was issued as a response to the organization’s humourous suggestion to use 10-litas notes, that have been taken out of circulation, as LGBT* souvenirs. […]

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

January 2, 2015 BNS 0

The Lithuanian Gay League, an LGBT rights NGO, has had an idea to keep some of the 10-litas notes and make them into souvenirs for their partners. […]

Lithuania court decides not to hear case on LGBT video ban

December 19, 2014 BNS 0

Lithuania’s Supreme Administrative Court found no legal grounds for court hearing of the Lithuanian Gay League‘s complaint over the conclusion of the Office of the Journalists Ethics Inspector. […]

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

November 25, 2014 BNS 0

The Union of Lithuanian Psychologists has issued a statement, criticizing a ban on airing a social video ad about LGBT rights on television. Broadcasters have refused to air the video, saying it would violate a controversial minors protection law, but psychologists claim censorship of this kind is what does harm to children rather than messages on LGBT people. […]