On 9 April 2013 the member of the governing Social Democratic Party and one of the founders of social democracy in Lithuania former MEP Aloyzas Sakalas published a comment on homosexuality in the biggest news portal delfi.lt. According to the MP, it is crucial to estimate to what extent homosexuality destroys the foundations of the State.

The exact quote is as follows: “In the light of variety of opinions, it can be concluded that this problem requires a clear answer to a question, whether homosexuality, despite being deplorable, is a social norm or is just a deviation from that norm. The clear legal decisions are possible only upon the possession and this answer and upon the estimation, to what extent homosexuality destroys the foundations of the State.”

The full article (in Lithuanian) can be accessed here.