On 22 October 2026, the Connecting the Dots project brings its two years of work to a close with a final conference streamed live on LinkedIn and YouTube. The day is called “Building a Bridge to Employment for LGBTI+ People”. It will show what can happen when LGBTI+ organisations, employment services and inclusive employers start
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In the same week of September 2026, the parliaments of Latvia and Lithuania both advanced proposals to narrow constitutional protection for families. Neither proposal is law yet. Both are timed to elections, and both aim at the same target: the legal recognition of same-sex couples and their children. For LGBTIQ people across the Baltics, this
On August 6-9, 2026 the LGL team is heading to WorldPride Amsterdam 2026. During the visit we will not only take part in the festival’s main events and meet our partners from the European Pride Business Network (EPBN), but also, during the Pride conference, co-host a discussion on workplace inclusion, the implementation of EU non-discrimination principles,
Over the past few months, the ACTIVEAID project has reached an important implementation stage, working closely with professionals across Europe to improve the inclusion of trans and intersex people in healthcare and employment. Through training activities, policy dialogue and stakeholder engagement, the project continues to turn research into practical action. Training reaches 500 professionals A
Partners of the EU-funded project “Connecting the Dots – Enhancing the Employability of NEETs from the LGBTI Communities in Bulgaria and Lithuania” gathered in Sofia on 17–18 March at the Rainbow Hub for a two-day mid-progress meeting. Marking the halfway point of this 24-month initiative, the workshop brought together all four partner organizations to reflect
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
LGL Executive Director Vladimir Simonko and Project Manager Monika Antanaitytė joined forces with partners European Pride Business Network and Forbidden Colours for a high-level advocacy missions in Brussels on February 2-4, 2026. The two missions brought together EU policymakers to demonstrate that defending LGBTIQ+ rights is an integral part of the EU’s role in a
A series of workshops across six European countries has brought together diverse stakeholders to tackle one of society’s most pressing challenges: supporting victims of anti-LGBTQI+ hate crimes. The ENACT project (Enhancing the capacity of civil society organizations to support victims of anti-LGBTQI hate crimes) recently completed national workshops in Italy, Spain, Hungary, Greece, Lithuania, and
Lithuanian Gay League has joined the European Pride Business Network (EPBN) which will soon discover the stars of LGBTIQ+ workplace equality at the EPBN-WISE Role Models Award Ceremony – a night dedicated to honoring the trailblazers shaping a more inclusive professional world. On May 9, 2025, at the Copernicus Science Center in Warsaw, Poland, this prestigious event will bring together
Baltic States have joined 35 other countries in a statement of support coinciding with the 28th Budapest Pride Festival in Hungary. Issued by the U.S. Embassy in Hungary, the statement is in effect a call for Budapest to rescind legislative amendments which are seen as discriminating against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI+) persons
For the first time in Lithuania’s history, three same-sex couples are going to court to defend their right to start a family and register their marriage in Lithuania. According to the Association of Tolerant Youth, which initiated these strategic cases, they aim to resolve the main obstacles in recognizing and regulating these couples’ relationships. “When
Russia must create a “legal framework” for same-sex couples, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on 17 January 2023 in Fedotova and Others v. Russia. This also applies to 46 Council of Europe member states, including Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Ukraine and others which have not yet adopted an LGBTIQ-inclusive