Current Version
Region | Lithuania |
Issue | LGBT discrimination |
Status | Illegal in some contexts |
Start Date | Sep 26, 2000 |
End Date | now |
Description | In the Lithuania criminal code in Article 170, sexual orientation is among the things that are explicitly banned from being discriminated against. Gender identity is not one of those things. |
Sources | https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalActPrint/lt?jfwid=rivwzvpvg&documentId=a84fa232877611e5bca4ce385a9b7048&category=TAD |
Revision History (2)
Revision by Unknownmiles. Fixed the status
Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
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Value | Illegal | Illegal in some contexts |
Start Date | Jul 9, 2009 | Sep 26, 2000 |
Description | LGBTQ+ members are protected from violence and all aspects of life. | In the Lithuania criminal code in Article 170, sexual orientation is among the things that are explicitly banned from being discriminated against. Gender identity is not one of those things. |
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Sources | http://fra.europa.eu/fraWebsite/material/pub/comparativestudy/FRA_hdgso_part1_en.pdf | https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalActPrint/lt?jfwid=rivwzvpvg&documentId=a84fa232877611e5bca4ce385a9b7048&category=TAD |
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Revision by Pizzaslices412653
Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
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Value | Illegal in some contexts | Illegal |
Description | LGBTQ+ members are protected from violence and some aspects of life. | LGBTQ+ members are protected from violence and all aspects of life. |
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Sources | http://www.infolex.lt/ta/66150:str170 | http://fra.europa.eu/fraWebsite/material/pub/comparativestudy/FRA_hdgso_part1_en.pdf |
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Reports (1)
- Status is not correct "That is not true, Lithuania has lost quite a few cases for having no protection gor LGBTQ+ people."