On 17-19 May, 2022 Eglė Kuktoraitė, Communications Manager at the National LGBT rights organization LGL, participated in a meeting at the “Google” and “Linkedin” headquarters in Dublin (Ireland), attended by the representatives of the European Commission, social networks and European NGOs. During the meeting, representatives from several European non-governmental organizations currently monitoring hate speech on
- An Exclusive Free Magazine Launched for the Upcoming Baltic Pride 2022
- Vladimir Simonko: Vilnius becomes more open to the LGBT+ community with every Baltic Pride event
- Free Mobile App Launched for the Baltic Pride 2022
- Baltic Pride 2022: Unprecedented Support from Diplomatic Representations in Lithuania
- Garden Party Organized in Celebration of Upcoming WorldPride and EuroGames
An Exclusive Free Magazine Launched for the Upcoming Baltic Pride 2022
Vladimir Simonko: Vilnius becomes more open to the LGBT+ community with every Baltic Pride event
Free Mobile App Launched for the Baltic Pride 2022
Baltic Pride 2022: Unprecedented Support from Diplomatic Representations in Lithuania
Garden Party Organized in Celebration of Upcoming WorldPride and EuroGames

On the occasion of the Baltic Pride 2022, the National LGBT rights organization LGL has released an exclusive free magazine featuring the stories of the stars of LGBT human rights movement as well as the program of the festival. The exclusive Baltic Pride magazine features interviews with cover couple Naglis Bierancas and Lukas Gricius, Vilnius

In the run-up to Vilnius’ traditional Baltic Pride festival, which is returning to Lithuania’s capital this 1-5 June, Vladimir Simonko, head of the national LGBT+ rights organisation LGL that organises the festival, tells us what residents of Vilnius and visitors can expect during Baltic Pride 2022. LGL’s leader also reveals why Vilnius holds a special

On April 19-20, 2022 Eglė Kuktoraitė, Communication Manager at the National LGBT rights organization LGL, participated in the kick-off partner meeting of the project “Colourful Childhoods”, which took place in Sofia (Bulgaria). „Colourful Childhoods“ focuses on violence against LGBTIQ children in vulnerable contexts. Colourful Childhoods aims at preventing and combating all forms of violence against

On March 29-30, 2022 representatives of the National LGBT Rights Organization LGL participated in the final partners’ meeting and conference of the project “CHOICE: Promoting School Environments Inclusive of Diversity based on SOGI” held in Athens (Greece). The project conference presented the successful activities of the project, including workshops for educators and parents and an

The organizers of the “Baltic Pride” 2022, National LGBT rights organization LGL, launched a new mobile application dedicated to the festival, which will be held in Vilnius from 1st to 5th of June. The app is designed to help festival participants to learn about all events, get to know speakers and performers and interact with other participants.

The international LGBTI rights association ILGA-Europe has published a review of 2021, which reveals the situation of LGBTI rights in Europe and Central Asia. The publication reviews legal, political and social developments in 54 countries and 4 European institutions, revealing key trends in LGBTI human rights. On the one hand, the year 2021 was marked

Mayor of Vilnius Remigijus Šimašius kicks-off the Baltic Pride festival with a video message inviting LGBTIQ people and their allies to celebrate diversity and inclusion together during the inspirational Pride week of June 1-5, 2022. It is an important welcoming step from the City for the organisers of the Baltic Pride which aims at qualitatively

2021 was a year of exciting challenges and inspiring victories for the National LGBT rights organization LGL. Thanks to your encouragement and support, LGL was able to take many important steps aimed at improving the LGBT human rights situation in Lithuania. This year, LGL has implemented several successful projects. Despite the COVID-19 restrictions, we actively

Wide research that was conducted as part of the European project “CHOICE: Promoting School Environments Inclusive of Diversity based on SOGI” indicates that homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying remains a widespread problem in schools across Greece, Romania, Bulgaria and Lithuania. By developing an integrated mechanism for addressing incidents of gender-based violence and discrimination in the