Comments on: Lithuania weakens anti-gay law http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/12/23/18783 News, analysis and fact-checking of anti-gay rhetoric Sat, 18 May 2013 21:32:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Pride Youngstown http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/12/23/18783/comment-page-1#comment-58561 Pride Youngstown Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:25:47 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=18783#comment-58561 Pride Youngstown (Ohio, USA) wishes you well in your quest for equal rights for all citizens and the LGBT citizenry. Pride Youngstown (Ohio, USA) wishes you well in your quest for equal rights for all citizens and the LGBT citizenry.

]]> By: Tom in Lazybrook http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/12/23/18783/comment-page-1#comment-57915 Tom in Lazybrook Thu, 24 Dec 2009 03:16:43 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=18783#comment-57915 The proof of whether this amendment to the law is actually an advancement will be seen in May, when we will be marching in Vilnius for LGBT rights and for an end to the entire law. During daylight hours in central Vilnius. The date will be publicized prior to the event so that the Lithuanian public can choose to attend. If they deny a permit, we will sue them in EU courts and at the European Court. Then we will apply for a permit the next day, and sue them a second time in both venues. We will also pressure EU donor countries (e.g., countries that are net contributors to the EU - Lithuania is a net receiver) to tie donor funding to Lithuania to compliance with the EU accession accords. Lithuania is broke and its wholly dependent upon EU charity. Lithuania was already in violation of its own laws prior to this new bill as it denied public freedom of speech, assembly, association and protest for LGBT Lithuanians. The proof of whether this amendment to the law is actually an advancement will be seen in May, when we will be marching in Vilnius for LGBT rights and for an end to the entire law. During daylight hours in central Vilnius. The date will be publicized prior to the event so that the Lithuanian public can choose to attend.

If they deny a permit, we will sue them in EU courts and at the European Court. Then we will apply for a permit the next day, and sue them a second time in both venues.

We will also pressure EU donor countries (e.g., countries that are net contributors to the EU – Lithuania is a net receiver) to tie donor funding to Lithuania to compliance with the EU accession accords.

Lithuania is broke and its wholly dependent upon EU charity. Lithuania was already in violation of its own laws prior to this new bill as it denied public freedom of speech, assembly, association and protest for LGBT Lithuanians.

]]>