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