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Counter Hate Conference Focused on the Needs of Victims of Hate Crime

On 15 March 2024 the National LGBT organization LGL organized the final conference of the Counter Hate project “Fight Hate: A Victim-Oriented and Intersectoral Approach in the Fight Against Hate Crimes”, held at the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Lithuania. During the event, the perspective of the needs of victims of hate crimes
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LGBTI Rights Plan for Lithuania to Strengthen Human Rights Protection, State Power and Geopolitical Focus

Vladimir Simonko, Executive Director of the National LGBTI rights organisation LGL, which celebrated its thirtieth anniversary recently, says that since the restoration of Lithuania’s independence, it has been difficult for changes in the LGBTIQ sphere to find their way onto the political agenda: “The LGBTIQ community had high hopes for Lithuania when it regained its
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LGBTI Protesters in Vilnius Harassed by Marginal Groups, Police do not Intervene

A protest, aiming to support the proposal of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Lithuania to repeal the provision of the Lithuanian Law on the Protection of Minors against the Detrimental Effect of Public Information as well as to highlight the need for inclusive education, was scheduled by the National LGBT rights organization LGL
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Baltic Pride 2022 Footage Featured in the National Geographic Documentary “Pride from Above”

Hot air balloons with huge rainbow-coloured flags fly over Vilnius. This is what the viewers of the documentary “Pride from Above” produced by the television giant National Geographic saw. The spectacular images were captured on June 6, 2022 at 5 a.m. There were 8 hours left before the Baltic Pride 2022 march on Gediminas Avenue.
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LGBTI Inclusion at Work: Would Grow Lithuania’s Economy, Attract Talents, and Investments

On 29 March 2023 the National LGBT rights organization LGL organized the first-ever in-person conference in Lithuania specially designated to the topic of LGBTI inclusion in the workplace, “Direction: Employment. Strengthening LGBTQ Workplace Inclusion”. The event explored topics of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), its recent trends, challenges, and good practices, as well as the
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Counter Hate Conference Focused on the Needs of Victims of Hate Crime

On 15 March 2024 the National LGBT organization LGL organized the final conference of the Counter Hate project “Fight Hate: A Victim-Oriented and Intersectoral Approach in the Fight Against Hate Crimes”, held at the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Lithuania. During the event, the perspective of the needs of victims of hate crimes

LT Pride Festival Presented to Representatives of Nordic Embassies

On 12 March 2024 LT Pride festival, organized by the National LGBT rights organization LGL, was presented to the representatives of Nordic diplomatic representations to Lithuania. During the meeting the festival’s program and activities were discussed. The meeting was hosted by the Embassy of Norway to Lithuania. The Nordic countries will be represented in a

Baltic Surveys, a UK-Lithuanian market and public opinion research company, has conducted a survey initiated by the LSMC Institute of Sociology’s Department of Ethnic Studies and the NGO “Diversity Development Group” to find out the attitudes of the public towards ethnic, religious, migrant, and other social groups in Lithuania in 2023. A representative survey of

Prosecutor’s Office Closes Investigation into Obstruction of LGL Protest

The Prosecutor’s Office has decided to discontinue the pre-trial investigation into the disruption of a protest, organized by the National LGBT rights organization LGL, which took place last year near the Lithuanian Parliament. “The fact that the responsible authorities did not find any signs of a criminal offence during the pre-trial investigation was quite unexpected,”

On 28 February 2024 representatives of the National LGBT rights organisation LGL met with Dr. Angelika Schlunck, State Secretary of the German Ministry of Justice, to discuss LGBT rights issues and to present LGL’s guidelines for improving the situation in Lithuania. The National LGBTIQ Equality Plan publication was presented to highlight the need to organize

Alarming Surge in Transphobic Speech Across Europe Sparks Concern for EU Elections

Ahead of the EU Elections next June, a new report shows a stark rise in anti-LGBTI, and in particular, transphobic statements from politicians across Europe. Published by ILGA-Europe, the 13th Annual Review of the Human Rights Situation of LGBTI People in Europe and Central Asia alarmingly reports hate speech from politicians in 32 European countries over the course

Black History Month Commemorated with a Visit of Canadian Award-Winning Author

On 22 February 2024 the Embassy of Canada in Vilnius and the National LGBT rights organization LGL commemorated Black History Month with a visit of Professor Suzette Mayr, author of the award-winning novel The Sleeping Car Porter, the story of a Canadian man in the 1920s who confronts life’s challenges being black and gay. Professor

Vladimir Simonko, Executive Director of the National LGBTI rights organisation LGL, which celebrated its thirtieth anniversary recently, says that since the restoration of Lithuania’s independence, it has been difficult for changes in the LGBTIQ sphere to find their way onto the political agenda: “The LGBTIQ community had high hopes for Lithuania when it regained its

Fact Sheets Including Monitoring of Hate Speech Data from 2023 Now Available

Fifth fact sheets including monitoring data from January-November 2023 are now available. The fact sheets present data and draw conclusions on SafeNet project monitoring efforts in 2023. In this monitoring period, partners reported continuous problems with reporting as a regular user in most countries. The SafeNet partners continue to report that trusted flagger status must

LGL’s 30th Anniversary Celebrated in the SOHO club

Along with the first day of winter, LGL celebrated its 30th anniversary and invited to celebrate it together at the SOHO club. Friday night was hot not only because of DJ Ptychka, who came to the DJ booth especially on the occasion of LGL birthday, but also a special guest from sunny Brazil – Favela

Authorities and NGOs Discussed the Needs for a National LGBTIQ Plan

On 30 October 2023  Lithuanian Gay League together with the Seimas Ombudspersons’ Office organised an inter-institutional roundtable discussion on the implementation of the EU LGBTIQ Equality Strategy and the needs for a national LGBTIQ Human Rights Plan, which was attended by more than 20 representatives from ministries, the Office of the Ombudsman for Equality of

LGL Organized a Conference on Bullying Prevention

On 7 November 2023 the National LGBT rights organization LGL organized an international conference for the project “Nothing About Us Without Us: Empowering LGBT youth in the fight against bullying”. During the international conference, data from a survey of Lithuanian students and a research report was presented. The experience of the partner organizations implementing the

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