Gay rights

Strasbourg court: Lithuanian law-enforcement discriminated against gay couple

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Tuesday that Lithuanian law-enforcement authorities discriminated against a gay couple when they refused...

MP Žilinskas passes away

Lithuania's conservative MP Rokas Žilinskas passed away in the Vilnius University's Santaros Clinic after a complicated disease, Gabrielius Landsbergis ,...

Gays fleeing persecution in Chechnya find refuge in Lithuania

Gay men fleeing persecution in Chechnya have found refuge in Lithuania: Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius confirmed to BNS on Wednesday that two...

Transgender Lithuanians share their stories in online videos

The Lithuanian LGBT rights group LGL has produced a series of videos in order to raise awareness about and visibility of transgender people in the country....