Tag: Malta

Searching for that elusive holiday adventure can sometimes be tricky for the LGBT+ traveller who on the one hand loves to find something exotic and undiscovered but needs to make sure they weight that up with safety and a sense of belonging in the country they visit. The global travel experts at Abercrombie & Kent

You can now get married on your next Cruise vacation! Last week, on National Coming Out Day, the Celebrity Cruises company announced that all same-sex marriages performed onboard are now legally recognized. The company, and its parent company Royal Caribbean Cruises, had already hosted gay weddings before for trips to the US, Mexico, and the Caribbean, but this new announcement is specifically in relation to trips to Malta. You see, back in July the Mediterranean nation’s parliament voted 66-1 in favor of...

Congratulations, Malta! Way to go, Malta! The island nation in the Mediterranean Sea is now the 15th in Europe to win marriage equality, following today’s vote. It follows Germany, which voted in favor of the move at the end of June. Malta, which has a population of 400,000 and is the world’s ninth smallest country country, was this year named the best in Europe for LGBTI rights. And this was before marriage equality! To celebrate the news, here are some of the most perfect...

Congratulations Malta! Malta has decided to make same-sex marriage legal today (12 July). The small southern European island, largely made up of Catholic people, now has one of the leading LGBTI rights laws in the world. The wording in civil ceremonies of ‘you are now husband and wife’ will now be changed to ‘you are now spouses’. There was only one voice of opposition in government, with one politician claiming it was ‘morally unacceptable’. A victory celebration of same-sex couples and LGBTI people is...

Malta has made history as the first European country to ban gay conversion therapy. The island nation passed the bill that will mean any medical professional found guilty of prescribing the so-called ‘gay cure’ therapy could be jailed. Politicians voted through the Affirmation of Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Gender Expression Bill, labelling gay cure therapy as “deceptive and harmful”. The new ban will see anyone found guilty fined up to $5,000, or even sent behind bars for up to five years...

Our Motto: Human Rights - Equality - Respect - Opportunity It's official! Mr Gay World, an annual international competition for gay men, has a great tradition which it follows year by year. This competiton takes place yearly at some exotic and breathtaking place all over the globe. Mr Gay World 2016 will be held on the magical island of Malta. It's a wonderful place where cultural and historical heritage meets with a spirit of modern. Discover this magnificent place yourself. Such popular films as Game of...

The Civil Liberties Minister of Malta Helena Dalli stated that the government intends to extend at the country's primary schools books about LGBT and provide Awareness campaigns for parents. Helena Dalli said that the books will appear in the primary state schools only after providing information campaign among parents and teachers. "These books are intended to teach children the variety of human life, explain them that people are not being homogeneous," - said the Minister. "I believe that children who read these...