LGL booklet

Lithuanian Gay League is a national nonprofit, nongovernmental organization uniting homosexual, bisexual, and transgender persons. A member of the International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA) since 1994.

Our vision: a respectful, open, and inclusive Lithuanian society that is free of discriminatory homophobic attitudes.

Our mission: Lithuanian gay league is an advocacy organization dedicated to fighting homophobia and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Through education, support, and representation of the LGBT community, LGL promotes an inclusive social environment for gay men, lesbian women, bisexual and transgender persons.

The values and principles of our organization: • respect and diversity; • equal opportunities for partic ipation in organization activities; • voluntary participation; • confidentiality of membersh ip; • transparency.

General fields of activity: • human rights and equal oppo rtunities; • sport and cultural initiatives; • health and lifestyle; • employment; • social inclusion; • family rights; • empowerment of organizatio n members and encouragement of societal groups to participate in organization activities; • organizational competence and capacity building.

of the monthly place. The first issue ok to g in t ee m nt first ue In 1993 a constit the winter of 1995 the In . d he is l b u p s wa erdamas f 1995 the LGL newsletter Amst doors. In the spring o its ed n e p o er nt e c y try of lesbian and ga stered with the Minis i g re ly al ci i f of s wa ue e country.

Lithuanian Gay Leag -existing NGO's in th t es ng o l e th f o e n o Justice. It is ts, ted a number of projec en em l p im s ha on i t iza gan ion on the Over the years, this or untries on discriminat co c lti Ba e e hr t e h t n mily e.g. the first survey i led Challenges to Fa tit n e t ec oj pr a n; io t nta seminars grounds of sexual orie wed by publications, o l ol f , pe ro Eu n i y c i Law and Pol ng Together; photo exhibition Livi he t d n a y, r nt ou c e fe at h t throughout project Open and Sa AL U Q E e v i at i t ni i EC e ious project The coordination of th gest and most ambit ig b e th r a f so s i h of c i Work.lt, wh ims for the reduction a d n a n o ti iza an rg o s sed on undertaken by thi ence discrimination ba ri pe ex o wh s e e oy l p m pportunities at work. o intolerance toward e l ua eq f o n io t ra eg d for int it put sexual orientation an n active in lobbying: ee b o s al as h GL L e h s, t ounds of Besides these project scrimination on the gr di ng i t bi i oh pr s t n e ur m forward amend in the Penal and Labo d e ud l c n i r te la re we hich garding sexual orientation, w submits proposals re d an n io at sl i eg l rs o it T persons. codes. The LGL mon cial conditions for LGB so of nt e m e ov pr im e th

LGL's youth gro up Who we are: ou r group unites yo ung gay men, le and transgende sbian women, bi r persons aged sexual up to 27 years.

What we do tog ether: • engage in educ ational activities , e.g. publish mat websites, etc.; erials, build • support our pe ers (establish a help line, suppor out groups, etc. t groups, comin ); g • join different so cial activities, e. g. sports, movie discussions, etc screenings, .; • learn and have fun together, e.g. camping, partic various youth ac ipating in tivities at home and abroad.

• cooperate with other European LGBT youth organizations/g roups or networ ks;

Homozigotai (Hom ozygotes) is an LGL group un iting homosexual coup les/families in Lithuania, estab lished in the spring of 2004.

This group concentrates on d eveloping H omozygotes are means of commun open to any ide ication, as; please contact socializing betwee u s by E-mail n homosexual coupl es in homozigotai@one.lt.

Lithuania, and com municating with other similar groups/associatio ns abroad.

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