According to the recent survey, Lithuanians still oppose same-sex marriages. As the survey carried out by the Lithuanian Chamber of Notaries shows that the possibility to register same-sex partnerships was appreciated only by 7 percent of the respondents, satisfactory – by 4 percent. Even 79 percent of the respondents expressed negative opinion, 10 percent did
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On 13 December 2013, Vice-President of the European Commission Viviane Reding was in Vilnius to debate about Europe’s way out of the economic crisis, civil rights, etc. When asked about discrimination and LGBT rights, politician declared that the European Union is fighting against discrimination, but the question of family and adoption has to be solved
In 2013 LGL, a national non-profit, non-governmental organization which advocates for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people (LGBT) in Lithuania, supported by the regional subdivision of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) ILGA-Europe, implemented a project “Documentation of homophobic and transphobic violence in Lithuania”. During the project, victims
Purchase a Historic Present from a Passionate MP to Raise Funds for LGBT Equality in Lithuania To make the very best out of this unexpected gift to our organization, i.e. the national LGBT* rights association LGL, we are opening a public auction to sell this custom made boot-cut jeans! The money raised will go
A poll, commissioned by the Office of Equal Opportunities Ombudsman, reveals discriminatory attitudes towards different social groups in Lithuania, including discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, Lithuanian Gay League has reported. About one-fourth of the respondents (22 per cent) indicated that they personally know a homosexual person, and 52 per cent think that homosexual
On 26 November 2013, Seimas (Lithuanian Parliament) voted to proceed with a consideration of an amendment to the country’s Code of Administrative Offences which aims to limit freedom of association, assembly and expression of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex (LGBTI) people. Seimas members voted to consider this amendment despite the fact that the parliamentary Human Rights Committee suggested
On 14 November 2013 a group of 108 Lithuanian MPs registered a Constitutional amendment, which would redefine a constitutionally protected concept of ‘family life’ as emanating from a traditional marriage by a man and a woman and/or from motherhood and fatherhood. This is the second time as the Lithuanian Parliament seeks to amend the Constitution
Today, at an event held alongside the European Union Eastern Partnership Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, The Equal Rights Trust (ERT), in partnership with the Belarusian Helsinki Committee (BHC), launched Half an Hour to Spring: Addressing Discrimination and Inequality in Belarus. This addition to the ERT Country Report Series is the first ever comprehensive account of discrimination
On 27 November, the RMT (Britain’s Transport Union) LGBT Committee held a protest action in front of the Lithuanian Embassy in London, urging the Lithuanian Government and civil society to draw attention to constant LGBT rights violations in Lithuania. RMT Union activists were joined by members of the African LGBT Out and Proud Diamond Group,
Age is said to be the most common grounds for discrimination in Lithuania, while the discrimination of homosexual individuals is falling, shows a poll carried out by Spinter Tyrimai (Spinter Surveys) for the Office for Equal Opportunities Ombudsman. As compared with a 2007 survey, the number of persons saying they would be afraid to have
On 26 November the Lithuanian Parliament Seimas voted on the proposal to reject the draft amendment to the Code of Administrative Violations No. XIP-4490 (2). The amendment introduces administrative liability for “public denigration of constitutional moral values and of constitutional fundamentals of the family life, as well as organization of public events contravening public morality”.
Five anti-LGBT bills are to be considered in the Lithuania parliament in the December 2013 session. In solidarity with Lithuanian LGBT people and the Lithuanian Gay League, RMT Union will stage a protest demonstration outside of the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in London. Date: Wednesday 27th November 2013 Time: 2pm-3:30pm Place: Lithuanian Embassy, 2