A 37-year-old Lithuanian man has been fined 1590 Lithuanian litai (about $590) by the First District Court of Vilnius for an anti-gay rant on Facebook in which he called for a Hitler-style eradication of gay people. 
 
 “What we need is another Hitler to exterminate those fags, because they have multiplied too much,” wrote the man, identified only as a furniture maker. His comment appeared on a Facebook page set up in response to Lady Gaga’s speech at Rome’s pride rally last summer, during which she denounced Lithuania (among others) for its poor record on LGBT rights. 
 
 A one-time Soviet republic, Lithuania has indeed struggled with equality. A recent poll found that only 4% of Lithuania’s 3.2 million people support gay marriage. And the Vilnius city council has thus far only allowed one pride parade in the capital, in 2010. The country’s attorney general successfully petitioned a court to stop that demonstration, but a higher court overturned the decision, and the parade went on — albeit marked by strong violence from anti-gay groups. 
 
 Section 170 of Lithuania’s Penal Code does, however, protect the LGBT community and other minorities against hate speech. 
 
 And lest it be believed that everyone in the small Baltic country is hating on Mother Monster, we give you this staunchly pro-Gaga (if horribly misogynistic) anthem from the Lithuanian pop group So So Bad. Behold, “Lady Gaga Song”: 
 
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSobK7cln-c 
 
 Photo by Baddog_ 

 A furniture-maker in Lithuania has been ordered to pay a fine of £375 after calling on Facebook for “another Hitler” to kill gays. 
 
 The Lithuania Gay League reports that the man, 37, was handed down a fine of 1560 Lithuanian litas after they alerted authorities to his post. 
 
 He had commented under an article on Facebook about Lady Gaga’s criticism of the Lithuanian Government. 
 
 He wrote: “What we need is another Hitler to exterminate those fags ‘cause there’s just too many of them multiplying.” 
 
 According to Lithuanian-language Delfi.lt, the First District Court of Vilnius City found he had employed inflammatory rhetoric and encouraged mockery, defiance, discrimination and physical violence against a group of people or its members on the grounds of sexual orientation. 
 
 Section 170 (3) of Lithuania’s penal code expressly criminalises the public incitements to violence against gay and transgender minorities. 
 
 Vladimir Simonko of the Lithuanian Gay League told PinkNews.co.uk: “The complaint filed by LGL was a result of its regular monitoring of the media for hate speech. The good expert practices of the Equal Opportunities Ombudsman also contributed to this result. We are optimistic that the court decision will serve as an example to reduce such rhetoric in the future.” 
 
 The author of the comment admitted publishing the comment on Facebook, but argued it was only his own personal view: “It was not my intention to call for violence against gays and I feel sorry for what was written – I did not expect that this comment would insult anyone in the public domain.” 
 
 Vilnius City hosted Lithuania’s first gay pride march in 2010. It had been banned by authorities citing security concerns before being allowed to go ahead.
– In Lithuania, a 37-year-old man was slapped with a fine of nearly $600 for posting on Facebook that there should be another Hitler who should kill gay people. The furniture-maker wrote the comment under an article about Lady Gaga's criticism of the Lithuanian government, reports PinkNews. A court ruled that he was guilty of inciting violence toward gays, and he has since apologized. The Facebook post stated: “What we need is another Hitler to exterminate" gay people because "there’s just too many of them multiplying.” The article that sparked the comment pertained to a speech Lady Gaga gave in Rome last summer in which she chided the Lithuanian government for its record on LGBT rights, notes Queerty.com.