• Date: 17 May 2017 Time: 18:30 Location: Bar „Peronas“ Geležinkelio str. 6 Vilnius

What is LGBT*? What to make of it? Do they demand special rights? Celebrating the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT), the National LGBT* rights organization LGL and the Office of Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson of the Republic of Lithuania invites you to the Rainbow Days 2017 Quiz in Vilnius. Who are the “famous” LGBT* people? What is the history of the LGBT* human rights movement? What is the legal reality of LGBT* people? What about LGBT* music and films? You will learn all the answers to these and other questions at the Rainbow Days 2017 Quiz.

Why the rainbow flag – the symbol of the LGBT* movement – has six and not eight colors? Where was the poet Sapho born? Which European country was the first to allow same-sex marriages? If you think that these questions are too easy – register your team (maximum 7 people) by e-mail diana@gay.lt and we will be waiting for you at the Rainbow Days 2017 Quiz in Klaipėda! The winning team will receive special Rainbow Days prizes! If you were late to register your team – do not worry, you will be able to register your team at the location starting 30 minutes before the event. We compiled the Rainbow Days 2017 Quiz questions with the help of the quiz guru Ugnius Antanavičius, who earned his fame for the mind bending skills together with the team “Gagarin on the Moon”.

The Rainbow Days 2017 Quiz is a reminder that the LGBT* movement not only fights legal, social and cultural battles, but also fosters a community with a vivid and colorful history and culture. We are very happy that we will be joined by Agneta Skardžiuvienė, the Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson, and the representatives of the Office of Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson to celebrate the IDAHOT day. We will start the event with a light talk about why it is important to support LGBT* community and its members, even if you do not see yourself as a part of it. We will be joined by Mintautė Jurkutė and Eglė Urbonaitė Tilindienė from the Office of Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson, who will discuss what we can all do to combat negative attitudes against LGBT* people in Lithuania.

The Rainbow Days 2017 Quiz schedule:

18:30 – Additional team registration (until all vacancies are filled).
19:00 – The discussion “Why it is important to support LGBT* community members in Lithuanian?” with Mintautė Jurkutė and Eglė Urbonaitė Tilindienė from the Office of Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson, moderated by an LGBT* activist Tomaš Ilja.
19:30 – Rainbow Days 2017 LGBT* Quiz moderated by Ugnius Antanavičius.
21:00 – The awards and the time for chats, wine(s) and warm hugs.

Event details can be found on Facebook.

The Rainbow Days LGBT* Quiz in Vilnius is a part of the Rainbow Days 2017 festival organized by the National LGBT* organization LGL. You can find the full event list here. The event is supported by Stiftung EVZ Foundation (Germany).