Lithuania Indice du Voyage Gay 2026
Score = Juridique 42/60 + Scène 7/40 = 49/100 · thin scene coverage — legal-weighted provisional score
Updated 7 Oct 2026 · release 2026.3.
A live score, not an annual report — it recomputes as laws, rulings and the scene itself change. See what moved in 2026.
Sécurité juridique · Legal milestones · La scène sur place · Planifiez votre voyage · Questions fréquentes
Sécurité juridique — 42/60 points
| Criminalisation | Legal |
|---|---|
| Partenariat | ● Non not recognised |
| Anti-discrimination | ● Partiel |
| Reconnaissance du genre | Legal route — recognition possible via medical or administrative process |
| Application dans les faits | Calm — no active persecution documented |
Research note: court+diagnosis route; propaganda law struck December 2024 — GayOut Index 2026.3 legal research (ILGA World / Human Dignity Trust / Rainbow Europe / Equaldex).
Legal composite, five components
Fulfilment per component (100 = maximum). Weights: criminalisation 35% · partnership 20% · enforcement 20% · anti-discrimination 15% · gender recognition 10%.
Legal milestones
Background, not travel advice — how the current status came to be. For planning a trip, rely on the current score, tier and scene sections above; 2026 movements are tracked in the sourced change log.
- 1993Lithuania decriminalized same-sex sexual activity after independence from the Soviet Union. ↗
- 2005The Law on Equal Treatment banned discrimination based on sexual orientation in employment, education and access to goods and services. ↗
- 2009Parliament approved a 'Protection of Minors' law banning so-called propaganda of homosexual relations, restricting LGBTQ information for years. ↗
- 2010Vilnius hosted the first Baltic Pride march in Lithuania under heavy police protection. ↗
- 2019The Constitutional Court ruled that foreign same-sex spouses of citizens must be granted residence permits. ↗
- 2024The Constitutional Court struck down the anti-LGBT provisions of the minors-protection law as violating freedom of expression. ↗
- 2025The Constitutional Court ruled the absence of legal partnership regulation unconstitutional, obliging the state to protect same-sex couples. ↗
- TodaySame-sex activity remained legal with anti-discrimination laws, but marriage stayed constitutionally banned while courts pushed partnership recognition forward. ↗
Sources: ILGA World · Human Dignity Trust · Equaldex. Each milestone links to a reference source ↗.
La scène sur place — 7/40 points
Detailed scene metrics (for researchers)
| Bars gay par million | 0 |
|---|---|
| Saunas par million | 0 |
| Événements par million | 0.71 |
| Niveau de couverture | A |
| Score de la scène | 7/40 (indice brut de la scène 18/100) |
Questions fréquentes
Lithuania est-il une destination sûre pour les voyageurs gays ?
Lithuania is rated Some caution on the GayOut Gay Travel Index 2026, scoring 49/100 overall with a legal safety component of 42/60. On enforcement reality, no active persecution is documented.
Le mariage entre personnes de même sexe est-il légal en Lithuania ?
No. Same-sex marriage is not legal in Lithuania. Overall legal status: Legal.
Y a-t-il une scène gay en Lithuania ?
Lithuania has a limited documented gay scene: GayOut lists 7 LGBTQ+ venues, including 0 dedicated gay bars.