Six teachers from the Orestad gymnasium (Denmark) were visiting the LGBT center in Vilnius on March 6th. The aim of their visit was to find out how widespread is homophobia in Lithuania and what is the scope of homophobic tendencies in everyday life.
During the meeting LGL staff members have presented the situation of LGBT people in Lithuania. Participants of the meeting discussed the homophobic legislation projects in Lithuania, the challenges of reporting and tracing hate crimes. Danish teachers wanted to know about the general situation of LGBT people in the Baltics and about Baltic Pride 2013 which took place in Vilnius.
Guests from Denmark were especially interested in the background of the homophobic trends in Lithuania and how LGBT topics are covered in the media, TV, movies and literature, how young LGBT people are being supported at schools, how does homophobic legislation influence their lives.
Eastern European homophobia is a widely discussed topic in the Danish media.
