Mayor of Vilnius J. Imbrasas says he is not ready to support gays yet

As reported by DEFLI.ee based on Eesti Ekspress information, a group of mayors joined the address, in which the support for the sexual minorities’ right to hold meetings and self-expression was expressed. As many as fifteen cities signed the address, including the mayors of Paris, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Stockholm, and Barcelona. J. Imbrasas said he had

Project partners participate in the European study on homophobia

The Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR) and the international consultancy company COWI are responsible for conducting the study which result will be a comprehensive, comparative report on the current situation regarding homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation in the 27 EU Member States. The study is commissioned by the European Union Agency

The first European conference on Multiple Discrimination was held in Elsinore, Denmark on 6-7 December 2007. The conference brought together over 100 participants representing Ministry officials, representatives of the National Equality Bodies, Social Partners, NGOs and experts working in the field of anti-discrimination. All participants took active part in the plenary discussions and roundtable sessions.

Gays and lesbians constantly experience threat in Lithuania

Representatives of sexual minorities feel unsafe in Lithuania, because being a gay or lesbian in this country means living under continuous risk to your health and even life. This disturbing news reached the world yesterday when participants of the Annual Conference of the European Branch of the International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA) held in

Legal analysis and evaluation of Vilnius City Municipality Administration’s refusal to issue the Lithuanian Gay League permission to hold the We Are for All Colours of the Rainbow public event Background On October 4 of this year, public organisation Lithuanian Gay League submitted a notification to Vilnius City Municipality regarding organisation of the We Are

Gay conference held despite hostile reception

The International Lesbian and Gay Association held its 11th annual European conference in Vilnius Oct 24-28 despite a hostile reception that included negative statements by city officials, a ban on its flag raising event, and anti-gay demonstration and a smoke bomb attack. More than 250 delegates from 38 European countries came to the event to

Amnesty International is concerned that Lithuania is failing to respect the rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) persons to freedom of assembly and freedom of expression. On 24 October, the city council of the capital, Vilnius, refused to grant permission for a 30 metre rainbow flag, a symbol of the LGBT rights

Nearly half of Brits face discrimination

Research conducted for the new Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) indicates that 46 percent of Brits believe they have faced some form of discrimination. The new commission, which incorporates the Commission for Racial Equality, the Disability Rights Commission and the Equal Opportunities Commission, is being launched today. Its Chair, Trevor Phillips, said: “We live

US workplace discrimination law faces Senate

The United States House of Representatives is expected to vote in favour of the new legislation, which would make it illegal to fire, refuse to hire or promote a person based on sexual orientation or gender identity. This is the first time since 1994 that legislation that protects LGB people at work has been brought

We, the Lithuanian Gay League (LGL), an established LGBT-organization in Lithuania, are writing to inform you about an alarming development in Lithuanian politics. We are asking for your attention and for your support. A few months ago a group of MPs introduced a bill which proposes to amend the existing Law on the Protection of

Lithuanians dislike adultery, homosexuality, cloning and casinos

The opinion of Lithuanians on adultery, homosexuality, human cloning, forms of gambling, and the production of genetically modified organisms for foodstuffs is particularly negative. This emerged after “Baltijos tyrimai” carried out a survey involving more than a thousand people. The results of the survey show that the most unacceptable things to Lithuanians are adultery in

Fortune 500 companies: 92 % provide gay nondiscrimination policies

Equality Forum, a Philadelphia-based GLBT rights organization, has announced that more than 92% (463) of the 2007 Fortune 500 companies include sexual orientation in their employment nondiscrimination policies. According to the press release, when Equality Forum began contacting Fortune 500 companies in the fall of 2003, only 323 companies—or about 65%— provided sexual orientation protections.