March 11, 2026. Lithuania celebrates 36 years of freedom from a system that used state institutions to enforce ideological conformity. That same week, a group of MPs filed bills to embed a single ideological vision of family into every classroom in the country. Months earlier, in January, the Justice Vice-Minister was in Madrid defending the
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On March 6, 2026, LGL formally notified Minister Vladislav Kondratovič of a systemic problem, where an F64.0 diagnosis leads to automatic rejection, despite a stable mental health record and a successful term of military service with the same diagnosis on record. Trans persons seeking work in regulated professions constinue facing systemic barriers. The letter argues
The two-year initiative successfully trained 300+ professionals across six countries, and releases comprehensive recommendations aligned with strategic EU and CoE policy measures. The ENACT (Enhancing the capacity of civil society organisations to support victims of anti-LGBTIQ hate crimes) project released comprehensive policy recommendations and validated training methodologies addressing a critical systemic failure: the majority of
On November 4th, 2025, 11 members of the Lithuanian parliament (Seimas) from various political powers (Social Democratic Party, Liberals Movement and and Conservative Homeland Union party) registered a set of amendments to the Civil Code that would establish a legal framework for gender-neutral registered partnerships. The move comes after the Constitutional Court ruled in April
Today Vladimir Simonko and Monika Antanaitytė from LGL together with other LGBTIQ civil society activists met with Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė to discuss partnership regulation issues. This is the first such meeting at the Government level in Lithuanian history. We are grateful for the Prime Minister’s clear position on LGBTIQ human rights issues. During the
Following the Constitutional Court’s landmark April 2025 ruling on partnership rights, the National LGBT Rights Organization LGL has been closely monitoring political developments regarding implementation of this decision. The formation of Lithuania’s new government under Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė, following former Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas’s resignation in July amid corruption allegations, presents both opportunities and
On September 16, 2025, Lithuania’s Constitutional Court issued a decision that represents a significant setback for transgender rights in Lithuania. While we understand the Court’s stated jurisdictional concerns, we believe this decision perpetuates a grave injustice and fails to fulfill the Court’s constitutional duty to protect fundamental human rights. The Context: A System Designed to
We are thrilled to announce a landmark achievement in Lithuanian human rights history. For the first time ever, on August 8, 2025, a Lithuanian court has officially recognized the family relationship between two women in the form of a partnership and ordered the state to register their relationship as a civil status act. The Vilnius
LGL Representatives Present Partnership Regulation Priorities On July 18th, 2025, LGL (Lithuanian Gay League) representatives Executive Director Vladimir Simonko and lawyer Monika Antanaityte met with Ministry of Justice officials, academia and NGOs to discuss and present their priorities and expectations for the upcoming Partnership Institute legislation. Following the Constitutional Court’s April ruling that declared the
On April 10, 2025, the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania issued a significant ruling declaring that the provision of the Assisted Reproduction Law limiting assisted reproduction services only to persons who have entered into marriage or registered partnership contradicts the Constitution. The Court stated in its ruling: “Article 5, paragraph 3 of the
Lithuania’s Constitutional Court delivered a landmark decision on April 17, 2025, declaring that legal regulations related to civil partnerships violate the country’s constitution. The Court ruled that Civil Code Article 3.229, which restricts partnerships only to male-female couples, discriminates against same-sex couples and contradicts constitutional principles of human dignity, privacy protection, equality, and family protection.
2024 marked important changes in the development of LGBTI+ rights in Lithuania: the LGBTI+ rights festival “LT Pride” attracted over 15,000 participants, the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania recognized that the provision in force since 2009 prohibiting the dissemination of information about same-sex families to minors is anticonstitutional, and an unprecedented project assessing