Mocked, isolated and ignored: Trans people in Lithuania detail workplace harassment

Transgender people in Lithuania continue to face systemic discrimination in the labour market, including open ridicule, isolation and psychological abuse, according to experts who spoke at a parliamentary discussion marking the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia.

“Eight times I was openly told they don’t accept people like me,” one transgender person shared. “Over the phone, they didn’t even avoid making jokes,” said another. “They stopped letting me consult at all. I was cut off from everything – total isolation.”

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