On 20 March 2025 the National LGBT rights organization LGL, together with NGOs Blue Moon and Human Resources Monitoring and Development Office, organized an informal advocacy meeting in Šiauliai – an NGO brunch to discuss the upcoming Baltic Pride 2025 festival. Representatives from local NGOs and businesses participated in the event.
Strategies for more effective mobilization of support for LGBTIQ rights, promotion of NGO cooperation and networking expansion were discussed during the meeting. The participants shared experiences, and discussed challenges and opportunities that are relevant to the LGBTIQ community in the Šiauliai region.
We hope that this meeting will not only strengthen the voice of local communities, but also contribute to a wider understanding and support in the field of LGBTIQ human rights, especially with Baltic Pride 2025 fast approaching.
The advocacy meeting in Šiauliai was organized as part of the project “Baltic Pride 2025 – a platform for LGBTIQ human rights advocacy”, funded by the European Union through the program „VERTA“.
The meeting was organized as part of the project “A Growing Annual Pride for the Financial Sustainability and Institutional Strengthening of LGL”, funded by the Ministry of Social Security and Labour of the Republic of Lithuania.
The meeting was organized as part of the project “Pride House: Human Rights Education for Young People by Young People”, funded by the Council of Europe through the European Youth Foundation.
