28 arrested after protesters throw eggs at Baltic Pride

A group of protesters defied the large police presence at the Baltic Pride march in the Lithuanian capital, throwing eggs at participants and attempting to storm a stage. Around 600 people marched for LGBT Pride through the streets of Vilnius today. It was only the second time the event, known as March for Equality, had

Linkevičius: We believe in more equal society

Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevicius on Friday welcomed participants of an international conference on LGBT rights and stressed the importance of a more equal society as well as patience. In his speech, the Minister said that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs supports the Friday conference to review the situation sexual minority rights. “We

International human rights conference and LGBTQ workshops held in Vilnius

The LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer) community, along with the rest of Vilnius, were showing their colours in the capital in support of Baltic Pride 2013 at International Human Rights Conference: ‘Towards a European Roadmap for LGBT Equality’ on 26 July, 2013. Stuart Milk addressed the crowd in a keynote speech. Nephew of

Swedish Minister Birgitta Ohlsson: LGBT pride is good EU presidency start

The March for Equality, planned on Saturday in Vilnius, is a good start for the Lithuanian EU presidency, visiting Swedish Minister for European Union Affairs Birgitta Ohlsson has said on Friday. “You chose a good start for the Lithuanian presidency leading the European Union,” she told a press conference on Friday, adding that she will

Information regarding the march “For equality”!!!

The Lithuanian Gay League (LGL) is happy to inform you that the March for Equality will take place on Gediminas Avenue on 27 July 2013 (Saturday) between 1 PM and 4 PM. As the main organizer of the event, we are committed to ensuring the safety of the participants and the good atmosphere in the

People discover their homosexuality once they experience the first desire at puberty, but they only learn how to be gay when they start a conversation with others like them, when they accept their desire and learn to talk about society, sex, politics. This conversation among homosexual men and women is what constructs the ‘gay culture’,

Baltic Pride 2013: Interview with Aliona Polujanova

In association with Baltic Pride 2013 (22-28 July 2013), The Lithuania Tribune’s (TLT) Victoria Leigh spoke to the Lithuanian Gay League (LGL) volunteer co-ordinator Aliona Polujanova about Lithuania’s LGBT community, fighting for LGBT rights, enduring hate speech and prejudice, and garnering international support. Read more at delfi.lt

Lithuanian court to issue ruling in gay pride parade case on Tuesday

The Chief Administrative Court of Lithuania on Monday heard the case of a gay pride parade, planned in Vilnius on the upcoming Saturday. “The ruling has been postponed to 2 p.m. on Tuesday,” Neringa Lukoševičienė, spokeswoman for the court, told BNS. The ruling will be final and binding. Read more at delfi.lt

Vilnius officials frown at rainbow-heart posters

From now on, if you ever want to put up rainbow-coloured posters or draw hearts and publicly elucidate that everyone has a right to love, be careful – that might get you fined. At least it appears so after witnessing reactions of Vilnius city officials to posters promoting Baltic Pride that were put up this

Moldova secretly adopts homophobic ‘anti-propaganda’ law

A new ‘anti-propaganda’ law, similar to those recently enacted in Russia, was discussed and adopted away from public scrutiny and entered into force on 12 July. Politicians specifically sought to avoid debating the bill in public. Moldova’s Contravention Code now forbids the “distribution of public information […] aimed at the propagation of prostitution, paedophilia, pornography

Lithuania gays slam pride parade TV ad restrictions

Lithuania’s gay community on Monday denounced restrictions placed on television publicity for this month’s gay pride parade, saying they were akin to Russia’s so-called “gay propaganda” ban. The Baltic state’s broadcaster said it could air the advertisements only late in the evening with a parental advisory because they could be harmful to minors. Read more

Important information concerning the “March for equality”!

IN THAT CASE, if the Court will confirm our right to march on the Gediminas Avenue, there will be NO REQUIREMENT for prior registration in order to participate in the Baltic Pride March for Equality on 27 July 2013. We will provide further information on the logistics of the march next week via our social