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Gay rights group sues over flag issue

Oct 24, 2007
By Kimberly Kweder

SAFETY DANCE: Organizers aren’t buying the city’s explanation that construction on the square would endanger participants.
VILNIUS - The Lithuanian Gay League has filed a lawsuit against the Vilnius city government for its refusal to grant permission to hoist a 30-meter-long rainbow flag in the center of Town Hall Square. The event was to be held on Oct. 25 in connection with an annual conference of the International Lesbian and Gay Association. The LGL  filed the case with the Vilnius court, requesting that it review the complaint within three days so a decision could be reached before the scheduled hoisting ...

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