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Overview

Homosexuality is legal in Lithuania since 1993, but same-sex marriages and adoption are not recognisedand only foreign same-sex marriages are recognised by Lithuanian law. Discrimination based on gender or sexual orientation is outlawed in Lithuania in the areas of housing, employment and military service. It is legal in Estonia to change one's legal gender and name without sex reassignment surgery ().

  • by ILGAEurope [in English].
  • by ILGA Europe[in English].

LGBTQ map of Lithuania

Resources

Books
  • Mole, R. (2021). . London: UCL Press.
  • Mole, R. (2019)..(First ed., Routledge contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe series). ​
  • Sremac, Ganzevoort, Sremac, Srđan, & Ganzevoort, Reinder Ruard. (2015)..Boston: Brill.
  • Sükösd, Bajomi-Lázár, & Bajomi-Lázár, Péter. (2003).. Budapest : Central European University Press.
  • Zdanevičius, A. et (2007). . Vytauto Didžiojo universitetas Kaunas.
Dissertations
  • Pelz, M., Hansen, Randall, Austin, Robert, & Way, Lucan. (2016)..ProQuest Dissertations and Theses.
Periodicals
  • - a Lithuanian academic journal focusing on gender, society and culture [in Lithuanian].
  • was a Lithuanian academic journal focusing on gender, society and culture[in Lithuanian].
  • (Culture and Society: Journal of Social Research) - an academic journal publishes articles among other topicson gender and sexuality [in Lithuanian, English, and French]. Collection of articles.
  • (Journalof Sociology)publishes articles including topics on gender and sexuality [in Lithuanian].
Repositories
  • gives access to works on gender and LGBTQ topics published by students and academics [in English and Lithuanian].
  • gives access to articles on gender and LGBTQ topics published by students and academics [in English and Lithuanian].
  • section gives access to theses and dissertations on gender and LGBTQ topics published by students [in Lithuanian].
  • gives access to articles on gender and LGBTQ topics published by students and academics[in English and Lithuanian].
  • (Lithuanian Academic E-Library) gives access to OA academic articles and theses, published in Lithuania including academic works on gender and sexuality[in multiple languages].
  • Lithuanian Gay League publishes reports and other related material onLGBTQissues in Lithuania.and the .
Data and statistics
  • , includes , ILGA Europe -a world survey of sexual orientation laws +[in English].
  • . FRA Europe [in English].
Reports
  • . Reports,1997- 2019[in English].
  • ILGA Europe, available from 2011 onwards [in English].
  • .Lithuanian Gay League, 2016[English].
  • .Lithuanian Gay League, 2015[in English].
  • . LGL Monitoring Report2013[in English].
  • .Lithuanian Gay League, 2013[in English].
  • / Homophobia anddiscrimination in Lithuania. Lithuanian Gay League,2003[in Lithuanian].
  • /Homophobic and transphobichate crimes in Lithuania.Lithuanian Gay League, 2013[in Lithuanian].
  • . ILGA Europe Policy Paper, April 2004 [in English].
  • .Lithuanian Gay League, 2002[in English].
News portals
  • publishes a wide range ofLGBTQ relatedarticles, media, and audio-visual material [inLithuanian].
Audio-visual
  • , Lithuanian language drama film directed by Alantė Kavaitė.
  • Discussion: ?[in Lithuanian].
Primary Sources
  • A series covering LGBTQ issues in Lithuania: , , , [in Lithuanian].
  • A Youtube channel dedicated to [in Lithuanian with English subtitles].
  • -Stuart Milk, an LGBT activist and a nephew of the iconic human rights advocate Harvey Milk talks on the LGBT rights situation in Lithuania and Eastern and Central Europe more generally [in English].
Organisations
  • - a national organisation for LGBTQ rights in Lithuania.Official [in Lithuanian, English].
Other resources
  • - exhibition catalogue featuring LGBTQ visual art and literary essays[in English and Lithuanian].
  • - aproject dedicated to fostering a positive image of LGBTQ in Lithuania. Contains factual information, personal experiences of LGBTQ people and their friends etc [in Lithuanian, Russian].
  • - annual LGBTQ film festival [in Lithuanian, English].