While Mother Russia continues to spend its time pounding Ukraine and its own minorities into submission, other former Soviet Socialist Republics out there are moving in the opposite direction. The high court of the predominantly Catholic Baltic state Lithuania ruled last month that the country’s ban on same sex civil unions is unconstitutional. Public sentiment is also in line with this ruling, with 50% of the country agreeing civil unions should exist.
Lithuania still faces its challenges, but also struck down their version of “Don’t Say Gay” laws in January. It also has decided requiring a sex change is no longer a viable option for transgender individuals who simply want to change their name.
If you’d like to see more of the positive side of traveling to Lithuania, check out this YouTube video from the Queer Kingdom channel.
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