Lithuanian Gay League (LGL) today partially won their appeal against the decision of the Vilnius City Municipality not to allow the upcoming Baltic Pride march to be held on Gediminas Avenue, the main street of Vilnius. Vilnius Regional Administrative Court ruled that the decision of the Municipality was not legal. The organizers of Baltic Pride
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On 9 April 2013 the member of the governing Social Democratic Party and one of the founders of social democracy in Lithuania former MEP Aloyzas Sakalas published a comment on homosexuality in the biggest news portal delfi.lt. According to the MP, it is crucial to estimate to what extent homosexuality destroys the foundations of the
Lithuanian Gay League (LGL) is concerned about the rhetoric of certain Lithuanian MPs opposing the ratification of the Council of Europe Convention pertaining to gender-based violence. LGL has approached the European Institute of Gender Equality (EIGE), the EU agency located in Vilnius, to request support in emphasizing the importance of the concept of gender in
Well-known and openly gay Lithuanian singer Ruslanas Kirilkinas became a victim of a homophobic attack. Kirilkinas was performing at a concert held in the Lithuanian town of Aukštadvaris on the 23rd of February when eggs were thrown at him from the audience, resulting in lip, chin and ear wounds. The singer was taken to hospital by
Lithuanian Minister of Justice Juozas Bernatonis has suggested deleting from the Civil Code the requirement to envisage gender reassignment procedure by law. On 26 March 2013 the Parliament approved the relevant amendment for deliberation. It will now go to parliamentary committees. Under the amendment, the Civil Code should contain the provision that „an unmarried adult
Lithuanian Gay League (LGL) has publicly expressed its reservations with regards to the nomination of Ignas Vėgėlė’s candidacy for the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) as the Lithuanian judge due to his homophobic and transphobic attitudes. The Lithuanian nominee for the ECtHR Judge once said that “if we allow gender reassignment surgeries, homosexuals will
Lithuanian Gay League (LGL), main organizer of Baltic Pride 2013, in January appealed the Vilnius City Administration’s decision to issue a permit for the Pride Parade to be held in the isolated location of Upės Street, requesting once again permission for Gedimino Avenue, the main street of Vilnius. In response to the complaint made by
The freedom of expression for LGBT people conference organized by the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination of the PACE will take place in the Conference Room Dom Poselski in the Polish Parliament in Warsaw. The opening session will start with the a welcome speech by the Chair of the Conference, Ms Tina Acketoft, Chairperson of
Today the European Parliament adopted a non-binding resolution on strengthening the fight against racism, xenophobia and hate crime. The text calls on the European Commission to add homophobia and transphobia to the list of EU-sanctioned hate speech and violence. Since a 2008 Framework Decision, the European Union foresees specific, higher penalties for racist and xenophobic speech and
The Board of the Parliament has not allowed organizing an international conference on the parliamentary premises, which was dedicated towards the protection of sexual minorities’ rights. The main argument behind this decision is that there is a lack of human resources for other events, which are not related to the Lithuanian Presidency of the Council
Lord Mayor of Copenhagen, Mr. Frank Jensen, has approached Mayor of Vilnius, Mr. Arturas Zuokas, to express his support for Baltic Pride 2013 and concern over some organizational issues regarding the Pride Parade. Lord Mayor Jensen has learned from Lithuanian Gay League (LGL) that Baltic Pride is facing some challenges in communication with the Vilnius
The Lituania President has said that she thought that discussions on civil partnerships for gay couples were “premature”. Dalia Grybauskaite said the discussions on the introduction of same-sex civil partnerships in the country were premature, but did not give her personal opinion on the issue, reports 15min. She said: “I think these discussions in Lithuania are very