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STOMPING ON FREEDOM

Jul 16, 2009

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Lithuania has just taken a massive step back in a move reminiscent of a totalitarian regime: it is now illegal to talk about gay issues unless you are spewing hatred. Over the last 20 years the country has gone step by step toward becoming a democratic nation where individuals matter; where minorities had rights – or at least had rights on paper. Even if it was just on paper – to please the money-splashing EU – it no longer is. The country has just made it illegal to be a proponent of homose ...

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