On 10 December 2025, during the National Human Rights Forum, the National LGBT Rights Organization LGL held a discussion titled “Protection of Transgender People: Legal Uncertainty and Growing Trends of Societal Radicalization.”

Participants discussed the increasing radicalization among young people, the political instrumentalization of trans issues, and the long-standing legal gap that continues to leave transgender individuals in uncertainty—even 17 years after the ECtHR ruling.

Data from international organizations TGEU and ILGA-Europe show a growing restriction of rights across Europe, making the protection of transgender people an important test for democracy.

The discussion was moderated by LGL lawyer Monika Antanaitytė. Participants included Lina Januškevičiūtė, director and educator at the NGO “Diversity Education House,” Ajus Jurgaitis, chair of “Trans Authonomy,” Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson Birutė Sabatauskaitė, and Finnish teacher and transgender rights activist Rae Reinvall.

Photos by Augustas Didžgalvis.