projects LGL

1 – At work

Since 2005 LGL implements with partner organizations the EQUAL project initiated by the European Council, called Open and safe at work. Target group of the project are employed and unemployed lesbians, gays and bisexuals of all ages and employers. The objectives are to reduce intolerance for employees who experience discrimination on the basis of their sexual orientation and to integrate and mainstream equal opportunities at work.

For the first time the situation of LGBT-people on the Lithuanian labour market shall be thoroughly investigated. Reasons for their exclusion shall be researched and ways to overcome the discrimination shown. Also the public awareness of this public shall arise.

Actions to reach this aim will bet he establishment of an Information and Mutual Assistance Centre fort he target group and educational activities. A new set of methodology, tools and measures to ensure equal employment opportunities shall be prepared, tested and distributed. Several international activities are also planned.

2 – Challenges to family law and policies in the enlarged Europe

Aim of the project is to start the dialogue on the topic of family policies in EU member states and the demografical or social challenges it is facing.

The main activities  are five seminars in order to disseminate the information and the publication of the project „Challenges to family law and policies in the enlarged Europe“. During the project the photo exhiition „Living together“ which was followed by a brochure of the exhibition.  The publication included sociological and legal views on „traditional“ and „untraditional“ families.

For more information visit www.gay.lt/family

3 – Equal Treatment Campaign

The aim of the project was to foster the implementation of equal treatment legislation in Lithuania by raising popular awareness and acceptance of equality and combating sexual orientation discrimination.

The target groups were public authorities, people vulnerable to discrimination, like lesbian women and gay men, NGOs, employers and trade unions. They were provided with comprehensive interpretation of EU anti-discrimination legislation and the benefits of national provisions that go further in providing protection against sexual orientation discrimination than required by the directive.

The information campaign included three seminars and press conferences, the production of a good practice guidebook with recommendations for relevant decision makers, a leaflet for victims of discrimination with help and support information, dissemination of the project outputs on the website, at the seminars, in the libraries, EU information centers and by post. The whole project lasted for twelve months.