On Tuesday, June 12, the Mayor of Vilnius endorsed the growing Friendly City map project and the new Friendly Stories photobook, both aimed at achieving LGBT+ equality.
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A symbolic rainbow-colored pedestrian crossing has been opened in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius to mark the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people.
While Lithuania is often criticised for homophobic laws and attitudes, her big cities are taking their own initiative to change the country’s course for a more progressive and inclusive society. Wednesday, June 21, a Friendly Vilnius map was issued and 20.000 free copies distributed across the city....
The sparks flying due to the Artificial Insemination Law should not impact the ratings of the Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union (LPGU) and a part of society may overall find the topic hard to understand note experts.
Around 2,000 people joined the pride march For Equality on the Gediminas avenue in Vilnius on Saturday in a massive show of support to the Lithuanian LGBT community. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.
Though the Baltic Pride LGBT and equality festival will be the focal point of this weekend in Lithuania, there's plenty of other cool stuff to see and do as well. Take a look at our selection: To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.
A small group protested outside the Russian Drama Theatre in Vilnius which hosted a Baltic Pride event on Thursday. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.
The Baltic Pride LGBT festival kicked off on Wednesday and will culminate in a pride parade in Vilnius. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.
Lithuania's president, parliamentary speaker and prime minister say they will not join the Baltic Pride march this weekend in show of support of the country's LGBT community.
An attack in a gay bar in Orlando, Florida, shocked the world just one week before an LGBT pride event in Lithuania. Some of the reactions to the news from Orlando made it clear that homophobia is still a huge problem in the country. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking...
Lithuania's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and 16 embassies have made a joint statement, expressing support for Baltic Pride.
Lithuania's Interior Minister Tomas Žilinskas says he sees no reason for additional safety measures to be put in place during the LGBT pride march in Vilnius this weekend. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.
Baltic Pride festival and march to be held in the centre of Vilnius next week is aimed at increasing the visibility of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in the society, an organizer said on Friday.
Tomas Raskevičius, an LGBT policy coordinator at the Lithuanian Gay League, spoke about the issues facing the LGBT community in Lithuania and some of the community's goals.
The Lithuanian City of London Club has become an official sponsor of Baltic Pride 2016, an LGBT event this June in Vilnius.
This June, Vilnius is hosting Baltic Pride for the third time, an annual LGBT event that rotates among the three Baltic capitals, and the curious thing about the clamour in the run-up is that, well, there isn't any.
The Lithuanian Gay League invited swimmer Rūta Meilutytė to march in the Baltic Pride event in Vilnius this year, but received an unexpected answer from her father Saulius Meilutis.
The Baltic Pride is returning to Vilnius this June. The third LGBT pride event in the Lithuanian capital is for the first time taking place without express opposition from politicians, although the election year could prove a hot background for discussing LGBT rights.
