LGL Organized a Conference on Bullying Prevention

On 7 November 2023 the National LGBT rights organization LGL organized an international conference for the project “Nothing About Us Without Us: Empowering LGBT youth in the fight against bullying”. During the international conference, data from a survey of Lithuanian students and a research report was presented. The experience of the partner organizations implementing the

LGL Executive Director Participated in ILGA-Europe Annual Conference

On 25-28 October 2023 Vladimir Simonko, Executive Director of the National LGBT rights organisation LGL, participated in the ILGA-Europe Annual Conference under the theme of “Rising to the moment”. It was organised in close cooperation with the local host organisations: Legebitra, Ljubljana Pride, ŠKUC, and TransAkcija. There were 450+ activists and allies in attendance in

LGL Representative Participated in the Final Colourful Childhoods Conference

On 27 October 2023 Eglė Kuktoraitė, Communications Manager at the National LGBT rights organization LGL, participated in the 1st International Conference on LGBTIQ Children and Adolescents “The Importance of Listening” for the project Colourful Childhoods, organised in Madrid. Specialists working with LGBTIQ children came together to discuss possibilities to improve the situation of LGBTIQ children

New Fact Sheets Available for the SafeNet Project

European partners are implementing a 24 month project SafeNet: Monitoring and Reporting for Safer Online Environments. Joining 21 partners and coordinated by INACH (International Network against Cyber Hate), the project focuses on continuous monitoring and reporting hate speech content to the IT companies and responsible authorities and awareness raising by regular advocacy towards the social

LGL Organizes a Conference on Bullying Prevention: Register Now

On 7 November 2023 the National LGBT rights organization LGL organizes an international conference for the project “Nothing About Us Without Us: Empowering LGBT youth in the fight against bullying”, taking place at 9:30 – 15:30 hours at Hotel Neringa (Gediminas av. 23, Vilnius) conference hall „Jūra+Marios“. During the international conference, data from a survey

LGL Volunteer Participated in the Annual “IGLYO” Conference in Podgorica

On 19-23 October, 2023 Violeta Tamelytė, volunteer of the National LGBT rights organization LGL, participated in the annual conference organized by the international LGBTI youth and student organization “IGLYO” in Podgorica (Montenegro). During the annual “IGLYO” conference, members of the organization had an opportunity to discuss the future goals for “IGLYO”, admit new members, participate

LGBTI Protesters in Vilnius Harassed by Marginal Groups, Police do not Intervene

A protest, aiming to support the proposal of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Lithuania to repeal the provision of the Lithuanian Law on the Protection of Minors against the Detrimental Effect of Public Information as well as to highlight the need for inclusive education, was scheduled by the National LGBT rights organization LGL

The younger population lives in a world run by and for adults. This social inertia means that children and adolescents are often not considered as they need to be. For this reason, the European project Colourful Childhoods aims to understand their demands to question adult logics and develop tools that make some changes possible. In

Colourful Childhoods Project Gains Momentum

Violence against children can take up many forms. The negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are specifically worse for children in vulnerable contexts, whose specific needs regarding gender-based violence can be overseen in the current context of social and economic crisis. This is the reason why the project Colourful Childhoods focuses on violence against LGBTIQ+

SafeNet Project Presents 3rd Fact Sheets on Continuous Monitoring

National LGBT rights organization LGL is implementing a 24 month project SafeNet: Monitoring and Reporting for Safer Online Environments. Joining 21 partners and coordinated by INACH (International Network against Cyber Hate), the project focuses on continuous monitoring and reporting hate speech content to the IT companies and responsible authorities and awareness raising by regular advocacy

LGL Renewed its Efforts to End LGBT Content Censorship in Lithuania

For thirteen years now, the regulatory system in Lithuania has embedded a law resembling the Russian anti-gay propaganda laws: the Law on the Protection of Minors Against the Detrimental Effect of Public Information. One of its amendments defines harmful information as “disdaining family values” and promoting “alternative” family. Although the Government assured that the law

Hot air balloons with huge rainbow-coloured flags fly over Vilnius. This is what the viewers of the documentary “Pride from Above” produced by the television giant National Geographic saw. The spectacular images were captured on June 6, 2022 at 5 a.m. There were 8 hours left before the Baltic Pride 2022 march on Gediminas Avenue.