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The original was posted on /r/worldnews by /u/KC_8580 on 2023-10-26 19:14:12.
The original was posted on /r/worldnews by /u/KC_8580 on 2023-10-26 19:14:12.
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Critics say it is homophobic and curbs freedom, though the ‘Law on the Protection of Minors from Negative Public Information’ does not explicitly mention the LGBTQ+ community.
Similar legislation was introduced in Russia to purportedly protect children from “gay propaganda”, which rights groups say has caused “significant stigma and harm toward LGBT people” and curbed freedom of expression, well-being and security.
The international court assessed the legislation after it was used to censor a children’s book, titled Amber Heart, which contained lines about same-sex relationships and marriage.
ECHR judges challenged the Lithuanian government’s argument that one story in the book, written by the late lesbian writer Neringa Dangvyde Macate, had promoted same-sex families over others.
LGBT rights are a contentious issue within Lithuanian politics, amid perceived legal and social discrimination against the community inside the country.
A survey from 2020 by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) found that 44% of Lithuania’s LGBT community had experienced harassment compared to the EU average of 38%.
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