The Cherokee Nation‘s attorney general has said the tribe must lift the ban on same-sex marriage. According to a report, the current law violates a tribal requirement for all of its citizens to be treated equally. The Cherokee Nation’s Attorney General has issued an opinion declaring bans on same-sex marriage to be in violation of
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Did you participate in our Christmas party? It was awesome! Not only did we have karaoke with terrible choirs and legendary 80s music, but a female Santa (it was about time) came to visit! She brought her pregnant daughter to give away presents for talented performers. If you participated, relive some of the best party
2016 was a year of exciting challenges and adventures for the National LGBT* rights organization LGL. Thanks to your encouragement and support, LGL implemented many meaningful activities in order to improve the LGBT* human rights situation in Lithuania. Thanks to you, the Baltic Pride 2016 March for Equality, held in Vilnius this June, was an
On December 6th-7th, 2016 the Policy Coordinator (Human Rights) of the National LGBT* Rights Organization LGL Tomas Vytautas Raskevičius and the Deputy Head of Police Activity Division of the Lithuanian Police School Vilius Velička participated in a multilateral meeting on police’s role in combating discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and (or) gender identity, organized
On December 13, 2016, the European Parliament adopted a new comprehensive report on fundamental rights in the EU. The report assesses how fundamental rights are implemented in the EU, and what must still be done to reach standards laid down in the Charter of Fundamental Rights. The document includes an extensive snapshot of the situation
1. Baltic Pride 2016 March for Equality On 18th June, 2016 a crowd of 3000 Lithuanian LGBT* community members and their allies participated in the March for Equality on the central avenue in the downtown of Vilnius to celebrate the Baltic Pride 2016, the most important LGBT* community event in the Baltic states, organized by
Neringa Dangvydė, the author of the fairytale book Amber Heart, has secured her first victory: the court will have to reexamine whether fairytales depicting homosexual characters should be considered as “harmful to minors”. The Supreme Court of Lithuania revoked previous decisions by the Vilnius County Court and Vilnius City District Court and returned the case
According to Milda Vainiūtė, the candidate for the Minister of Justice of the Republic of Lithuania and Mykolas Romeris university’s law professor, a consensus will be sought in society regarding the introduction of same-sex partnerships. „Regarding this issue, a common solution, a common consensus will be sought in society and only after [that] decisions will
On December 9th, 2016 on the occasion of the International Human Rights Day, Lithuanian Centre for Human Rights, Human Rights Monitoring Institute and National LGBT* Rights Organization LGL invited to the seminar-discussion “#LAISVA_LT: Overview of Human Rights in Lithuania“, held at the Embassy of Finland in Vilnius. As pointed out by non-governmental organizations that monitor
Last week I was invited to the event with mysterious name European Solidarity Corps launch event. With no expectation and with the view of free lunch and one day out of the LGL`s office I confirmed my participation. Event was taking place in European House. Have you ever been there? I am sure that you
On December 5th, 2016 the European Parliament’s Intergroup on LGBTI Rights has addressed the European Commission regarding its “shockingly passive” position on clear discrimination against LGBT* people in Lithuania. On November 7th, 2016 the European Commission informed the National LGBT* rights organization LGL that it would take no action over a 2013 law that claims
Winter has already arrived… it’s cold, it’s slippery and it’s dark… I was wondering what to do to bring some light into our everyday life’s monotony and at the same time to greet Human Rights Day properly. I decided to facilitate a creative workshop called “What are human rights?” in LGL’s community center. The workshop