The main goal of the proposed project is to ensure the sustainability of the LGL as a national LGBT* organization and its on-going awareness raising, advocacy, strategic litigation and community building efforts in tackling discrimination and social exclusion of the local LGBT* community in Lithuania.

The main objectives of the project are identified within the framework of the four proposed pillars of the activities of the project, namely awareness raising, advocacy, strategic litigation and community building:

• To increase public visibility of the local LGBT* community in general and  the specific challenges with regards to homophobia and transphobia in the Lithuanian society in particular through organizing large-scale awareness raising campaigns.

• To apply both reactive and proactive advocacy strategies with the view of ensuring effective protection and implementation of the human rights of the LGBT* individuals on the national level within the particular spheres of combating homophobic and transphobic legislative initiatives, developing national policies on social inclusion of LGBT* groups and addressing the issues of transgender rights and homophobic and transphobic bullying.

• To challenge the discriminatory application of the Law on the Protection of Minors against the Detrimental Effect of Public Information with regards to the LGBT-related public information before the national courts with the view of amending or abolishing the Law in a long-term.

• To contribute to the strengthening of the LGL within the local LGBT* community as an open, inclusive and responsive to the community’s needs organization through the development of the volunteering sector and engagement with the community work.