Lithuania: Anti Gay "Promotion" Law Watered Down, Still Dangerous

Lithuanian lawmakers revised a controversial law on Tuesday that banned the promotion of homosexuality, but gay rights campaigners warned the move did nothing to assuage their concerns. In a 58-4 vote, with 25 abstentions, parliament approved amendments to legislation that sparked criticism from rights groups in Lithuania and abroad when it was passed in July. The original law, which had been due to come into force in March 2010, barred the "public dissemination" of information favourable to homosexuality, claiming it could harm the mental health and physical, intellectual and moral development of minors. Homosexuality is frowned upon by many in Lithuania, where the vast majority of the population of 3.3 million is Roman Catholic. Full Story from the National Post: http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=2371427

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