On 20 March 2025 the National LGBT rights organization LGL, together with NGOs Blue Moon and Human Resources Monitoring and Development Office, organized an informal advocacy meeting in Šiauliai – an NGO brunch to discuss the upcoming Baltic Pride 2025 festival. Representatives from local NGOs and businesses participated in the event. Strategies for more effective
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The National LGBTI Rights Organization LGL is proud to announce “Pride for Progress: Shaping Today’s Inclusive Workplace,” a significant conference taking place on June 6-7, 2025, from 10:00 to 15:00 at the Radisson Blu Hotel Lietuva in Vilnius, Lithuania. The event will serve as a key component of Baltic Pride 2025, the largest LGBTI celebration
Lithuanian Gay League has joined the European Pride Business Network (EPBN) which will soon discover the stars of LGBTIQ+ workplace equality at the EPBN-WISE Role Models Award Ceremony – a night dedicated to honoring the trailblazers shaping a more inclusive professional world. On May 9, 2025, at the Copernicus Science Center in Warsaw, Poland, this prestigious event will bring together
Become a part of Baltic Pride 2025! The main program is going to take place between June 2-8, but help will be needed beforehand and afterwards, so we’re looking for anybody willing to contribute to the festival. We promise an opportunity to try your hand at creative, administrative, logistical, and a variety of other tasks,
The “Connecting the Dots” project, a groundbreaking initiative funded by the European Social Fund (ESF+), officially launches with a two-day kick-off meeting and design-thinking workshop in Vilnius. The project aims to address systemic barriers faced by LGBTI youth in Bulgaria and Lithuania by providing career development support and fostering inclusive workplace environments. Led by
We invite those who will participate in the Baltic Pride 2025 march “For Equality!” together with a group (more than 10 people) to fill out the group registration form! Individuals do not need to register. Organizations that want to form their own group (more than 10 people) and march with posters, slogans and paraphernalia must
A new international project focused on strengthening transgender rights across Europe has officially begun with a kick-off meeting held February 20-21 at the University of Brescia, Italy. The “Transcending Barriers” initiative brings together academic and NGO partners from Italy, Spain, France, Bulgaria, and Lithuania to work collaboratively toward equality for transgender individuals in Europe. The
New EU-funded study identifies systemic barriers to justice and calls for improved victim support services A comprehensive six-country study conducted by the ENACT project has uncovered significant challenges facing LGBTIQ+ hate crime victims across Europe, revealing widespread underreporting, institutional distrust, and systemic gaps in support services. The ENACT project (Enhancing the Capacity of Civil Society
The National LGBT rights organization LGL is proud to announce the annual report for 2024. Transparency and independence from any political or financial interests are one of the most important goals for our organization in order to achieve effective inclusion and social integration of local LGBT community. LGL’s annual report for 2024 comprehensively presents organization’s activities,
Baltic Pride, the largest LGBT community festival in the Baltic States, returns to Vilnius on June 2-8. This year, the National LGBT Rights Organization LGL invites everyone to come together under the slogan “Free to Be (Yourself)” and embrace love, unity, and inclusion. “In the context of global trends, we must speak louder about European
Representatives of the National LGBT rights organization LGL participated at the Nordic Pride Conference held in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands, on 14-16 February, 2025. The conference focused on promoting LGBTQIA+ rights and inclusivity across the Nordic region. During the conference, LGL delegates engaged in various workshops, sharing insights from their experiences advocating for LGBTQIA+ rights in
In January 2025, the U.S. government froze nearly all foreign aid, abruptly ending over a decade of critical support for LGBTIQ organizations and human rights defenders across the globe. Grants were terminated overnight, programs shut down, and life-saving services ceased, leaving communities already facing violence and persecution even more vulnerable. The new report published by