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Members of the European Parliament and NGOs protest against homophobic and harmful law in Lithuania
Members of the European Parliament's Intergroup on gay and lesbian rights will join today other people and NGOs in a demonstration outside the Lithuanian permanent representation in Brussels to protest against new homophobic and oppressive law in Lithuania.
1/5 of newly elected European Parliament is already committed to LGBT equality!
One fifth (19%) or 139 newly elected Members of the 736-seat European Parliament have already signed ILGA-Europe’s European Elections Pledge and have committed to LGBT equality.
Lithuanian Parliament bans ‘propaganda of homosexuality and bisexuality’
On 16 June 2009, the Seimas, Lithuanian parliament, in a final reading and with a great majority (67 votes for, 3 against and 4 abstained) adopted an amended Law on the Protection of Minors against the Detrimental Effect of Public Information. According to this law, ‘propaganda of homosexuality and bisexuality’ is one of the detrimental affects on the minors and information on homosexuality and bisexuality is banned from schools and any other places where it can be accessed by youth.
European Elections 2009: be bothered and vote for a human rights friendly European Parliament!
Today is the first day of the European Parliament Elections 2009 which are taking place across 27 EU Member States until 7 June. ILGA-Europe calls on every EU citizen who cares about human rights to go to the polls and vote for the candidates who are committed to equality.
Concerns over Lithuanian draft law to “ban propagation of homosexuality”
On 2 June 2009, the Lithuanian Parliament, the Seimas, will vote on an amendment to the Law on the Protection of Minors against Detrimental Effects of Public Information aimed at banning access to information on homosexuality and bisexuality.
