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<p>Today, ILGA-Europe sent a letter addressed to Latvian President, Latvian Parliament and Latvian Ombudsperson urging them to support a proposal to introduced registered partnership for same-sex couples. </p>

<p>This week, Mozaika, Latvian alliance of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans people and their friends celebrates its 5<sup>th</sup> anniversary. During a press conference to coincide with the organisational anniversary, Linda Freimane, Mozaika chairwoman, expressed a hope that a registered partnership law for same-sex partners could be adopted by Latvian parliament during current parliamentary term. </p>

<p>Valdis Dombrovskis, current Prime Minister of Latvia, believes that same-sex couples should be able to register their relationships and property status.</p>

<p>The first Baltic Friendship Days are taking place in Riga between 15 and 17 May 2009: <a href="http://www.balticpride.eu/" target="_blank">www.balticpride.eu</a>. The event is organised jointly by Lithuanian Gay League, Tolerant Youth association (Lithuania), Latvian Alliance of LGBT People and Their Friends MOZAIKA and Estonian LGBT Youth Association. </p>

<p>by Mozaika (Latvia)</p>

<p>Here you will find various relevant materials, resources and visuals from this year's event in Riga. </p>

<p>by Mozaika (Latvia)</p>

<p>Here we will publish news items, article, opinions and pictures from Friendship Days/Riga pride 2007 which took place between 31 May and 3 June 2007</p>

<p class="MsoNormal">The Latvian Parliamentary Human Rights and Public Affairs Committee confirmed today its new chairperson - Janis Smits, one of the most vocal anti-day campaigner. Statements by the European Parliamentarians and the Council of Europe. </p>

<p>Here you will find facts, statements, personal stories about the disturbing events of the Riga Pride 2006. We will publish more stories as we get them.</p>

<p>Today Vaira Vike-Freiberga, the President of Latvia, decided not to sign the amendment to the Labour Law voted for by the Latvian Parliament last Thursday and excluding sexual orientation from the list of banned grounds of discrimination into law. </p>

<p>Today Vaira Vike-Freiberga, the President of Latvia, made a statement that she is signing a constitutional amendment which defines marriage as a union of a man and a woman. Therefore this legally pointless, discriminatory, homophobic and populist amendment becomes a law from now.</p>

<p>Gay and Lesbian Rights Intergroup of the European Parliament sent a letter to the President of Latvia asking her not to sign anti-gay constitutional amendment.</p>

<p>Latvian LGBT activists launched a petition to the President of Latvia to stop homophobic constitutional amendment. They ask also for your support.</p>

<p>Today the Latvian parliament adopted a constitutional amendment in the third and final reading to define marriage as a union of a man and a woman to prevent any possibility for same-sex marriage.</p>

<p>Latvia is moving backwards</p>

<p>Today the Social and Employment Committee of the Latvian Parliament, passed in the second reading an amendment to the Latvia’s Labour Law explicitly banning sexual orientation in employment. </p>

<p>This afternoon the Latvian parliament with a huge majority passed a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage during its second reading.</p>

<p>This statement to the Latvian Parliament adopted on 30 October 2005, during the ILGA 27th Annual European Conference in Paris</p>

<p>On 26 October 2005, the Latvian Parliament approved a constitutional amendment to define marriage as a union of a man and woman during the first reading. </p>

<p>(LETA) On 12 October, after a long debate, the Latvian MPs, member of the Parliamentary Legal Committee agreed on a concept of the recent constitutional amendment to provide state protection and support of the marriage as a union between a man and a woman only. </p>

<p>The strange anti-gay alliance forged by hardline nationalists and &quot;Christian values&quot; defenders testifies to the fragility of Latvian political discourse.</p><p><a href="http://www.tol.cz/look/TOL/article.tpl?IdLanguage=1&amp;IdPublication=4&amp;NrIssue=134&amp;NrSection=3&amp;NrArticle=14895" target="_self">http://www.tol.cz</a></p>

<p>Latvia’s First Party, popularly known as the Preachers’ Party, which initiated and actively conducted hysterical homophobic campaign against the first LGBT Pride March in Latvia last July, prepared a proposal to amend the Latvian Constitution and to ban same-sex marriage. </p>

<p>A Latvian Court has ordered that a  ban on </p><p>Latvia's first LGBT Pride march be lifted. </p>

<p>A Latvian Court has ordered that a ban on Latvia's first LGBT Pride march be lifted. </p>

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