This is the first edition of Friendly Kaunas, coming after the concept launched in Vilnius, the capital city. Friendly Vilnius has so far successfully released five maps, highlighting LGBT-friendly establishments since Both maps are also available online at FriendlyVilnius. com and FriendlyKaunas.
ABOUT THE CITY After becoming Lithuania's capital city and a European Capital of Culture, Vilnius became a UNESCO World Heritage Site with beautiful architecture and compact gay scene. Like many countries in Eastern Europe, attitudes and laws regarding gay and lesbian citizens are behind other states in Europe. As Lithuania is sparsely populated, it is rare to find gay scenes except for in the cities of Vilnius, Kaunas and Klaipėda.
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On August 10, , year-old Vladimir Simonko had just got on a plane in Frankfurt, Germany to return home to Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, where his boyfriend Eduardas Platovas, also 55, was waiting for him. The plane had WiFi, so Simonko — who was returning from a business trip to Canada — connected to the network. As soon as Simonko was online, his partner called him via Skype. Simonko founded the organization in , two years after the country decriminalized homosexuality.