Fines that go up to 6,000 litas for “public defiance of family values” are being discussed in the Parliament, while MPs themselves don’t seem to to have a clear definition of what is “public defiance of the family”. This is the third attempt by MP Peter Gražulis to restrict the freedom of expression of LGBT*
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Akie Abe, the first lady of Japan, joined gay, lesbian and transgender people celebrating gay pride in Tokyo, Japan today (27 April). Abe was joined by over 3,000 participants in the Shibuya district of Tokyo. The 51-year-old, who is the wife of conservative Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, wore a white suit adorned with rainbow badges.
On April 24, LRT (National Lithuanian Radio and Television Network) invited presidential candidates to participate in a discussion regarding important social issues. President Dalia Grybauskaite was busy with her schedule and could not attend, but the other candidates- Zigmantas Balcytis, Arturas Paulauskas, Naglis Puteikis, Bronis Rope, Valdemaras Tomasevskis and Arturas Zuokas- shared their opinions about
The Danish government proposes a reform of the legislation concerning change of legal gender. A cross-ministerial work group has worked for more than a year and has written a report containing an analysis and possible models for a revised law. After receiving the report, the government decided to go for model 1, the declaration model, and
A bill aimed at controlling plastic surgery, including sex reassignment surgery (SRS), was developed by members of Russian Communist Party, Nezavisimaya Gazeta reports. The authors call for the creation of a registry of people who changed their appearance, including perceived gender, and other parts of the body. The registry may contain photos of the person before and
The introduction of Brunei’s new penal code that calls for death by stoning for same-sex sexual activity has been delayed. It was due to come into force today, although the delay has been described by officials as temporary. They say the new penal code will be introduced once Hassanal Bolkiah, the Sultan of Brunei, returns from his
India’s top court has issued a landmark verdict creating a third gender category that allows transgendered people to identify themselves as such on official documents. Activists say it will give relief to millions of people who face discrimination in India’s deeply conservative society. The supreme court directed the federal and state governments to include transgendered
The Maltese parliament approved a law late on Monday to recognise same-sex partnerships on a legal par with marriage, including allowing gay couples to adopt. The law was greeted by wild celebrations by some 1,000 people in a square just outside parliament in Valletta, the capital of the predominantly Roman Catholic Mediterranean island where divorce
Six volunteers, board and staff members from LGL travelled to Berlin for an encouraging training for LGBT activists “Together against Homophobia and Sexism in Europe” which took place on March 22-30. The organizers – Tanja and Diana from Solar e.V. and Faustin from TransInterQueer (TrIQ) – provided activists from Portugal, Austria, Lithuania, Germany and Poland
In relation to the conference of the EU parliament speakers which took place in Vilnius on the 6-8th of April, association LGL has sent out the letters to the members of national delegations. LGL requested them seize an opportunity to express disapproval of the draft amendments restricting LGBT persons’ rights which are to be considered
This week LGL has submitted a report on the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights regarding the article 12 on the right to protection of health. In the report LGL has commented on the current situation in Lithuania regarding access by transgender persons to gender reassignment treatment. In the report
LGL is sharing an appeal for protecting freedom of expression for LGBT people and encourages you to express your support! You can sign this appeal by sending an email to campaigns@ifex.org . Speak Up and Speak Out: Protecting Freedom of Expression for LGBT People On the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO-T), May 17, we call