Last Tuesday, the Lithuanian parliament held hearings on two bills related to LGBT rights in the country. As many as 50 MPs (out of 141) supported an initiative by notoriously homophobic politician Petras Gražulis to introduce fines for promoting LGBT rights. Learning about that, Lithuanian showbiz celebrities came out with unprecedented support for the LGBT community.

Gražulis’ bill suggests imposing fines for “public denigration on the family foundations listed in the Constitution, organizing events that go against public morals.” In the explanatory note, authors of the bill say that the goal is to “introduce administrative liability for organizing events like homosexual marches and parades.”

Moreover, parliament has started debating legal amendments that are aimed at preventing same-sex couples from adopting children.

During the hearings, Gražulis compared homosexuality to cancer that must be treated in early stages. “This breed does not procreate, but they multiply through propaganda,” Gražulis said in one of his typical rambles. “We have to prohibit it.”

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