Baltic Visitor

All About Latvia has posted an article on the upcoming gay pride march in Riga. The post includes mention of the Family Holidays event which was held today, intended explicitly to set up ‘family values’ in opposition to the gay pride event, and gives some useful background information on the subject of Latvian intolerance towards [...]

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Predictably enough, EU Business reports that officials in Vilnius have banned the gay pride march planned for this Friday:
“The decision by the city authorities shows how much still needs to be done to change behaviour and attitudes towards discriminated groups and to promote awareness of diversity,” the statement by the European Commission said.
This also [...]

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It was reported earlier this week that trolleybus drivers in Vilnius were refusing to drive vehicles bearing pro-gay rights messages. According to Reuters,
Algirdas Krivickas, director of the trolley bus company in Kaunas, said employees had reacted strongly to the adverts which read: “A gay can serve in the police” and “A lesbian can work [...]

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I have been meaning to mention this post for a couple of days now. The author, an Estonian living in Venice, provides a succinct and even-handed response to the question ‘What’s (been) happening in Estonia?’

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This feels like a strange time to be launching a Baltic travel blog. The riots which scarred Tallinn at the end of April have drawn attention to the complex politics of independent Estonia, and it is impossible to ignore the questions which have been raised. At the same time, it seems unwise to kick things [...]

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