Photo impressions from LGL‘s seminar „Prevention of homophobic and transphobic hate crimes“, held on 26 March 2014.
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Today members of the Human Rights Coalition met the Minister for Gender Equality of Sweden Maria Arnholm and the State Secretary Ulrika Stuart Hamilton to discuss the current issues of non-discrimination policy in Lithuania. We are grateful for the Swedish Embassy for a warm welcome.
LGL volunteers have organized the first LGBT* quiz on February 25th LGBT* history month. It took place in a bar Soul Box, which is one of LGBT* friendly bars in Vilnius. The event was organized as a part of The quiz was divided into six different topics (nature, world affairs, history, etc.). Six teams of
On February 28th Robert Biedroń participated in a press conference at the Lithuanian parliament. R. Biedroń is the general rapporteur on the rights of LGBT people of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). “European Council is seeing discrimination of LGBT persons in Lithuania” Read more
Awards ceremony took place on Thursday, February 20th 2014, at 6 PM. The ceremony will take place at the State Small Theatre of Vilnius (Gedimino av. 22). Simultaneous translation from Lithuanian to English and to Lithuanian sign language will be provided.
On February 21st a delegation of 21 employees from the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science visited LGL office, with the aim to improve awareness of the history and contemporary societal achievements and challenges in the new EU member-states. LGL welcomed them and presented its work and all the challenges in Lithuania for gaining
LGL recently organized a volunteer training that was attended by 32 members of the local community, 11 of those coming from towns outside of Vilnius. The training was a two-day event held at Algirdas Hotel in downtown Vilnius.
On 2014 January 23rd LGL office met the LGBT Network of Norwegian Social Democrats
On 17 December the Embassy of Sweden in Vilnius (Lithuania) organised a round table discussion “Human rights and antidiscrimination in social field: legal regulation and problems” with the participation of human rights experts, lawyers and representatives of NGO sector. Vladimir Simonko, a LGL Chair Board, gave a speech on LGBT issues in Lithuania. Photos by
On 13 December 2013 in the course of implementing the project “Diversity LT” under the EU programme PROGRESS the representatives of the national LGBT* association LGL together with the partners from the National Equality and Diversity Forum (NEDF) participated in the event of “Equality days ” in Klaipėda. The representatives of the LGL and other
We thank our guests and friends for coming and celebrating with us! Photos by Vytautas Valentinavičius
On 29 November 2013 in the course of implementing the project “Diversity LT” under the EU programme PROGRESS the representatives of the national LGBT* association LGL together with the partners from the National Equality and Diversity Forum (NEDF) participated in the event of “Diversity Days” in Panevėžys. The representatives of the LGL and other NVOs