LGL Took Part in LGBTIQ+ Rights Advocacy Missions in Brussels

LGL Executive Director Vladimir Simonko and Project Manager Monika Antanaitytė joined forces with partners European Pride Business Network and Forbidden Colours for a high-level advocacy missions in Brussels on February 2-4, 2026. The two missions brought together EU policymakers to demonstrate that defending LGBTIQ+ rights is an integral part of the EU’s role in a

Vladimir Simonko, Executive Director of the National LGBTI rights organisation LGL, which celebrated its thirtieth anniversary recently, says that since the restoration of Lithuania’s independence, it has been difficult for changes in the LGBTIQ sphere to find their way onto the political agenda: “The LGBTIQ community had high hopes for Lithuania when it regained its