Articles about Malta

22 April 2013
Malta: Gay and trans council appointed to advise on introduction of same-sex civil partnerships 11 A consultative council has been appointed by the ruling Labour government to give recommendations and prepare upcoming legislation relating to LGBT people.
18 February 2013
Malta: Catholic bishop slams homophobic letter that denounces the idea of same-sex love 12 Malta’s Auxiliary Bishop, Charles Scicluna, has stepped in to condemn a provocative letter written by zealous Catholic churchgoer Joe Zammit who claims there can only be lust and not love between gay people
12 January 2013
Malta: Labour government would grant civil partnerships and trans identity law if elected 9 The leader of the Labour party in the Maltese House of Representatives has said his party would allow gay couples to have civil unions, a gender identity law for trans people, and that he would appoint a minister for civil rights and equality.
28 November 2012
Malta: Politician with controversial equalities record appointed EU health commissioner 5 European ministers have approved Tonio Borg for the job of the EU’s top health official despite opposition by some Liberal and Green MEPs over the Maltese politician’s conservative views.
13 November 2012
Malta: Anti-gay politician selected for EU health job 18 LGBT-supporting members of the European Parliament are challenging Malta's nominee for the EU's top health job because of his previous opposition to gay and women’s rights.
21 June 2012
Malta: Gender identity and sexual orientation included in hate crime laws 10 The Maltese parliament has extended its hate crime laws for the first time to protect citizens on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity.
12 April 2012
Malta: Court hears details of assault on teenage lesbian couple 2 Further details of an attack against a lesbian couple in the Maltese town of Hamrun emerged at a court hearing yesterday, with a defendant reportedly head-butting one of the girls.
28 March 2012
Maltese government set to propose civil partnerships 9 The Maltese government is set to propose civil partnerships for gay couples.
8 March 2012
Malta may give cohabiting gays legal recognition 2 A bill due to arrive at Malta's parliament which was designed to give cohabiting couples legal rights will include provisions for gay civil partnerships, an official has said.
13 February 2012
Malta: Lesbian assault victims ‘to be charged with breaching peace’ 16 The lesbian victims of an assault which led the prime minister to promise new hate crime laws now face charges themselves, reports say.
7 February 2012
Malta considers hate crimes after bus attack on lesbians 10 An off-duty Maltese bus driver has been charged after physically attacking two lesbian fellow passengers, reportedly for kissing.
24 January 2012
Malta: Lesbian attack prompts call for hate crime law 7 An attack in Malta which left a 16-year-old lesbian with a fractured nose has prompted calls for the government to introduce hate crime legislation to protect gays.
25 August 2011
Maltese LGBT community faces legal anomaly after discriminatory rule is revoked 21 Mediterranean archipelago is forced to allow EU citizens' gay partners across its borders, but does not give own citizens the same opportunity.
25 June 2010
Delegates at faith-based Maltese seminar condemn gay marriage 16 Muslim and Catholic preachers gathered at the Islamic Cultural Centre in Paola, Malta, yesterday to discuss the role of the family in a modern, globalised society, negative media coverage of faith and the issue of gay marriage, which they united against.
25 May 2010
Malta has poor record on gay rights 17 The European body of the International Lesbian and Gay Association, ILGA-Europe, has concluded that Malta does not do enough to recognise or protect LGBT rights, according to the body's recently published Rainbow Europe Country Index.

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