Lithuania 

Demographics

Estimated Total Population:

2,786,844

World Bank, 2019

Estimated SGM Population:

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Estimated Total SGM Adult Population:

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Estimated % of SGM Adults (18+):

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Lithuania passed the Law on the Protection of Minors against the Detrimental Effect of Public Information in 2010 which constitutionally established the protection of “family values” in order to penalize publications of materials deemed to be promoting homosexual behavior. This legislation may function as a barrier for SGM in Lithuania to identify themselves publicly. In addition, while the Lithuanian Civil Code has banned same-sex marriage since 1992, they are required by the Court of Justice of the European Union to grant residency status to the foreign spouses of same-sex couples wishing to reside within its borders.  

Lithuania's Laws and Policies from ILGA World Report (2019)

RECOGNITION
Marriage for Same-Sex Couples
No
Civil Unions
No
Joint Adoption
No
Second Parent Adoption
No
PROTECTION
Employment Nondiscrimination Laws
Yes
Broad Protections
Yes
Criminalization of Violence
Yes
Ban of Conversion Therapy
No
CRIMINALIZATION
Consensual Same-Sex Acts are Legal?
Yes
Gender
N/A
Max Penalty (Yrs in Prison)
N/A

Selected Published Studies, Reports, and Other Documents

Reports 

Two Competing Normative Trajectories in the Context of the First Baltic Gay Pride Parade in Lithuania. (2015). ResearchGate. (PDF).  https://doi.org/10.1515/bjlp-2015-0002 

Brief on HIV Epidemic Situation among MSM in Baltic States. (n.d.). ResearchGate. (PDF). https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.30462.00326 

Media reporting and reference guide on LGBT issues. Including three case studies: Croatia, Greece, Lithuania. (n.d.). ResearchGate. (PDF). Retrieved October 5, 2020, from https://www.researchgate.net/publication/333756047_Media_reporting_and_reference_guide_on_LGBT_issues_Including_three_case_studies_Croatia_Greece_Lithuania 

Lithuanian Gay League. (2020) Annual Report for 2019. [PDF]. https://www.lgl.lt/en/files/LGL-Annual-Report-for-2019.pdf 

Lithuanian Gay League. (2018). “We Are People, Not Propaganda”: Situation of LGBTI People in Lithuania.” [PDF]. https://tbinternet.ohchr.org/Treaties/CCPR/Shared%20Documents/LTU/INT_CCPR_NGO_LTU_31394_E.pdf 

Lithuanian Gay League. (2020). Discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity. [PDF]. https://www.lgl.lt/assets/Lithuania_CSO_follow_up_report__National_LGBT_Rights_Organization_LGL1.pdf 

Danish Institute for Human Rights. (2009). The Social Situation Concerning Homophobia and Discrimination on Grounds of Sexual Orientation in Lithuania. [PDF]. https://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/fra_uploads/382-fra-hdgso-part2-nr_lt.pdf 

 

Lithuania LGBTQ Organizations 

 

LGL: National LGBT Rights Organization