LGBT Rights in Lithuania

Homosexuality: ⚢
✔ Legal
Gay Marriage: ⚭
✖ Unrecognized
Censorship: Ambiguous
Changing Gender: ✔ Legal, surgery not required
Non-binary gender recognition: ✖ Not legally recognized
Discrimination: ✔ Illegal
Employment Discrimination: ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
Housing Discrimination: ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
Adoption: ✖ Single only
Military: ✖ Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Donating Blood: ✔ Legal
Conversion Therapy: ✖ Not banned
Age of Consent: ✔ Equal

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History

Homosexual activity in Lithuania

Homosexual activity in Lithuania is legal.

Current status
Since Jun 1993

Legal

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Same-sex marriage in Lithuania

Same-sex marriage in Lithuania is unrecognized.

Current status

Unrecognized

A bill that will allow civil unions with limited rights for same sex couples will be discussed soon in the Parliament. A court in 2023 stated that a same-sex couple who married abroad cannot register their marriage.

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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Lithuania

Censorship of LGBT Issues in Lithuania is ambiguous.

Current status
Since 2021

Ambiguous

“Gay propaganda” is de-facto banned since 2009 but the law has not been enforced for a long time.

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2009–2020

Fine as punishment

LGBTQ+ content is restricted for minors in Lithuania since 2009. The law has been used to censor LGBT books, TV shows, ads and series under the guise of "protecting minors".

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Right to change legal gender in Lithuania

Right to change legal gender in Lithuania is legal, surgery not required.

Current status
Since Feb 1, 2022

Legal, surgery not required

Allowed to change gender.

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Lithuania

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Lithuania is not legally recognized.

Current status

Not legally recognized

According to the ILGA Europe, there's no recognition of non-binary gender in Lithuania.

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LGBT discrimination in Lithuania

LGBT discrimination in Lithuania is illegal.

Current status
Since Jul 9, 2009

Illegal

LGBTQ+ members are protected from violence and all aspects of life.

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LGBT employment discrimination in Lithuania

LGBT employment discrimination in Lithuania is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2005

Sexual orientation and gender identity

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LGBT housing discrimination in Lithuania

LGBT housing discrimination in Lithuania is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2005

Sexual orientation and gender identity

According to the Wikipedia entry. So It might not be accurate.

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Same-sex adoption in Lithuania

Same-sex adoption in Lithuania is single only.

Current status

Single only

Legalization pending.

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Serving openly in military in Lithuania

Serving openly in military in Lithuania is lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned.

Current status

Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned

Only 26 countries allow transgender military service, Lithuania is not one of them

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Blood donations by MSMs in Lithuania

Blood donations by MSMs in Lithuania is legal.

Current status
Since May 1, 2022

Legal

The restrictions were removed.

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Conversion therapy in Lithuania

Conversion therapy in Lithuania is not banned.

Current status
Since May 12, 2015

Not banned

Conversion therapy ban pending.

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Equal age of consent in Lithuania

Equal age of consent in Lithuania is equal.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2004

Equal

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LGBT Rights by County

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48 / 100

Legal Rights

69 / 100

Public Opinion

26 / 100

Equality Rank

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#188

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Public Opinion

Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (2023)

Belief that LGBTI+ is “an immoral and decadent ideology” (2023)

Acceptance of LGBTI+ people’s rights (2023)

Justifiability of homosexuality (2022)

Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (2022)

Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (2020)

"Should society accept homosexuality?" (2019)

Acceptance of same-sex relationships (European Union) (2019)

Support for transgender people changing legal gender (European Union) (2019)

Perceived prevalence of discrimination against sexual orientation (European Union) (2019)

Perceived prevalence of discrimination against transgender people (European Union) (2019)

Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe (2016)

"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Eastern/Central Europe) (2016)

Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (2013)

Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (1999)

Justifiability of homosexuality (1999)

History

Homosexual activity in Lithuania

Same-sex marriage in Lithuania

Censorship of LGBT Issues in Lithuania

Right to change legal gender in Lithuania

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Lithuania

LGBT discrimination in Lithuania

LGBT employment discrimination in Lithuania

LGBT housing discrimination in Lithuania

Same-sex adoption in Lithuania

Serving openly in military in Lithuania

Blood donations by MSMs in Lithuania

Conversion therapy in Lithuania

Equal age of consent in Lithuania

LGBT Rights by County

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