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Although the entire environment of this couple – family, friends, colleagues and others – is aware of their unconventional sexual orientation and accepts this fact without any meaning, the interviewees wanted to remain anonymous due to the recent negative public opinion. So let’s call them Martynas and Kaspars.
“These days, we really feel a great activation, we listen to all the speeches and so this time we have chosen a safer way of not revealing our true identities. However, I keep thinking of those commentators who have aroused us anger, I think that they themselves are suffering, they are completely unknown and do not understand not only what tolerance is, but also respect. They have many educational gaps and a very narrow worldview. However, these people need to understand that crossing the line may require responsibility even for their own words. If in the past the police did nothing until some action was taken, such as a beating, now don’t be surprised to receive a fine for exceeding the limits of freedom of expression.
I will tell a funny story. Once, a colleague of my father complained that he had been fined for insulting an LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) person on Facebook. They are both long distance drivers. Then he says to my dad: “For my part, they gave me a fine of 100 euros for writing a comment about those gays never“And dad responds:” My son is also gay. “Then the colleague was very confused, he went to his drill to sleep, “says Martynas laughing. According to him, it would be time for our society to learn to distinguish between what is an opinion and what is an insult or a threat.
The couple living in Vilnius, Delfi Plus, told how they manage to live in a society that still lacks tolerance and how they and their relatives feel on the side of minority barricades.
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