Navickas bans Gay Pride parade from center
Mar 18, 2009
By Justinas Vainilavicius

The Lithuanian GLBT community suffers discrimination.
VILNIUS - After years of repression by former Vilnius mayor Juozas Imbrasas, who was thrown out of office in February, new Mayor Vilius Navickas has shown little improvement in the eyes of the gay community after he said he wouldn't condone a Gay Pride parade in the center of town.
Navickas, the new conservative Mayor of Vilnius, said he would allow sexual minorities to have demonstrations and pride parades, but would only agree to have it held in a more remote location of the city.
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