Lithuania

Lithuania decriminalized homosexuality in 1993 and saw a favorable turn 2024-2025 via the Constitutional Court. On December 18, 2024 the LGBT-restrictive sections of the 2009 Protection of Minors statute were struck down as unconstitutional for clashing with freedom of expression. On April 17, 2025 the country's top court opened a judicial petition route for couples pending Seimas action on a comprehensive registered-partnership law; marriage equality remains constitutionally banned. Anti-discrimination covers employment, education and services. Since February 2, 2022 legal name change is possible without surgery (with medical certification of transgenderism); legal gender change still requires a court procedure. No conversion therapy ban. GLOBSEC 2023: 22% support marriage, 60% oppose. Baltic Pride rotates annually Vilnius-Riga-Tallinn · small LGBT scene in Vilnius · conservative post-Soviet society but in legislative transition.

Population 2,9M Capital Vilna Language Lithuanian Currency Euro (EUR)

LGBTQI+ legal framework · Lithuania

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LGBT identity

Legal (1993)

Decriminalized in 1993 after Soviet independence · age of consent equalized in 2004

Partnership recognition

Court-registered partnership April 2025 · marriage banned

From 17 Apr 2025 couples must petition courts pending parliamentary action on a comprehensive partnership law · marriage equality constitutionally banned (man-woman definition) · no joint adoption

Legal protection

EU anti-discrim · propaganda law struck down Dec 2024

SO-based discrimination prohibited across work, education and services · on December 18, 2024 the Constitutional Court struck down the LGBT-restrictive sections of the 2009 Protection of Minors statute for breaching Article 25 (freedom of expression) · gender identity uncovered

Trans rights

Name without surgery since 2022 · legal gender via court process

Since February 2, 2022 legal name change is possible without reassignment surgery (with medical certification of transgenderism) · legal gender change still requires court decision · no non-binary recognition · no state trans healthcare coverage

Conversion therapies

No ban

No specific legal ban · listed as "pending" · practices in religious circles

Social context · Lithuania

Social acceptance

Conservative

Conservative · 60% against marriage

GLOBSEC March 2023: 22% support marriage equality, 60% oppose. Widespread negative attitudes. Conservative Catholic, post-Soviet. Vilnius and Kaunas more open than rural areas.

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Anti-LGBT violence

Documented

Documented · incitement banned

Public incitement of violence against LGBT explicitly banned. But persistent hostile climate, incidents at Baltic Pride marches. Anti-LGBT politician statements common.

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Indicative data as of 2026-05-18. Check the destination country's official sources before travelling.

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Recent
LGBT news · Lithuania

Latest changes — new laws, rulings, events relevant to LGBTQI+ travelers.

APR 17, 2025 · LEGAL

Constitutional Court recognizes court-registered partnership

Lithuania's Constitutional Court enabled court-based partnership registration in April 2025 as a stopgap until parliament passes a full registered-partnership statute.

DEC 18, 2024 · LEGAL

2009 anti-'propaganda' law ruled unconstitutional

The Constitutional Court declared the anti-LGBT provisions of the 2009 Law on Protection of Minors unconstitutional for violating Article 25 of the Constitution, which guarantees freedom of expression. The Court found the law created vague standards that impermissibly narrowed the constitutional concept of family.