Ever imaged getting married in a luxurious and exotic location? How about on board a cruise ship? Celebrity Cruises have just announced that as of today same-sex couples can get married on their vessels. The cruise company can now cater to LGBTI couples because their ships are registered in Malta, where new laws allowing same […]
Malta is the latest country to embrace marriage equality, following in the footsteps of Germany, Taiwan and 22 other nations. Europe’s smallest country changed its laws so that marriage ceremonies will no longer pronounce ‘you are now husband and wife’, instead they will declare ‘you are now spouses’. Birth certificates will also now declare parents […]
Malta might be the next country to bring in marriage equality after the country’s government brought forward legislation to removed gender language from their marriage laws. The draft law would abolish gendered terms such as “husband”, “wife”, “mother” and “father” from the country’s Marriage Act and other laws and replace them with gender-neutral terminology. THe […]
Singer Hovi Star, who will represent Israel in this year’s Eurovision content, has reportedly suffered a homophobic attack while visiting Russia. The singer told Maltese television that when he passed through Moscow airport passport control officers ripped up his passport. “Maybe people in Moscow have a rough time with people like me, maybe because I’m […]
Last week Malta became the first country to make illegal unnecessary surgical interventions on intersex minors. The Gender Identity, Gender Expression and Sex Characteristics Act was passed by the Maltese parliament with cross party support. The bill states in part: ““It shall be unlawful for medical practitioners or other professionals to conduct any sex assignment […]
The first ever civil union in Malta since the new law was voted in earlier this year has been registered. In April the Maltese parliament voted to allow same sex couples to enter civil unions and adopt children, as well as amending its constitution to forbid discrimination against transgender people. Kristina Galea Cavallazzi and Clara […]
Civil Unions and gay adoptions are now possible in Malta after the countries government passed legislation last night. The opposition abstained from voting allowing the groundbreaking bill to pass. Following the vote the parliament was lit up in rainbow colours. The Opposition Leader Simon Busuttil said that his party was in favour of the civil […]
