Why Malta Has Europe's Most Progrsive Gay Rights | Time

Contents:

• GAY MARRIAGE
• MALTA MOV STEP CLOSER TO LEGALIZG GAY MARRIAGE
• CATHOLIC MALTA EMBRAC GAY MARRIAGE
• WHY THE TY ISLAND OF MALTA HAS EUROPE'S MOST PROGRSIVE GAY RIGHTS
• WHY THE TY ISLAND OF MALTA HAS EUROPE'S MOST PROGRSIVE GAY RIGHTS

GAY MARRIAGE

”Other chang ncern heterosexual marriag: Any reference to “main name” is replaced wh “surname at birth, ” while both spo n choose which surname to take after ordator of the Malta Gay Rights Movement, Gabi Calleja, said achievg equaly marriage met the aspiratns of lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr people. "Outsi parliament, the change was celebrated by hundreds who gathered a square outsi the prime mister's office for a party, anised by the Malta Gay Rights on this story.

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MALTA MOV STEP CLOSER TO LEGALIZG GAY MARRIAGE

Malta has been an attractive statn for gay weddgs. A le of judgments om the European Court of Human Rights statg that gay persons should not be prevented om adoptg children dated back to at least 2008 (EB vs. Sce then, the untry has troduced civil unns and last year beme the first European state to ban “gay cure” therapy.

CATHOLIC MALTA EMBRAC GAY MARRIAGE

Last month, Mt said gay marriage would be one of his prri after he won a snap electn. The chang are part of what the Malte ernment hop will be a mornizatn of marriage that will also allow gay upl to adopt children. Evelyne Paradis, executive director the European regn of the Internatnal Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Associatn, said the chang were hugely wele.

WHY THE TY ISLAND OF MALTA HAS EUROPE'S MOST PROGRSIVE GAY RIGHTS

Six years later, ranks top Europe for gay rights, was the first untry to ban gay nversn therapy - and 's about to legalise same-sex marriage. Aware of the potential backlash, centre-right Natnalist Party lear Simon Buttil killed off speculatn that the nservative factn wh his party was agast gay marriage. It also giv gay upl equal rights to adopt children.

WHY THE TY ISLAND OF MALTA HAS EUROPE'S MOST PROGRSIVE GAY RIGHTS

" Malte Catholic anisatn Cana warned that gay marriage was a prelu to sperm donatn and surrogacy for same-sex upl wantg Archbishop Charl Scicluna told a church muny recently: "We are not agast gays... " The Mederranean island natn of fewer than 450, 000 habants has seen dramatic social chang sce joed the EU Malta's first children's book about gay love is published, Prime Mister Mt knows the ti is changg - and he is takg some of the cred. Gay marriage (marriage equaly) is legal the EU stat: Belgium, Denmark, Fland, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spa, Swen, UK (excludg Northern Ireland)Registered partnerships (wh siar rights to marriage): Atria, Croatia, Cyps, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Malta, Slovenia Registered partnership (limed rights): Czech Republic, Estonia No legislatn: Bulgaria, Latvia, Lhuania, Poland, Romania, SlovakiaWhen Malte uple Neil Falzon and Rorick Vassallo got married Portugal July 2013 they uld only host a small celebratn, certaly nothg like the massive fay feasts synonymo wh Malte weddgs.

The Malte mentaly was que medieval at the time and beg openly gay was somehow owned upon, let alone the formal sanctng of a relatnship. " When Malta troduced civil unns 2013, which gave several rights to gay upl but regnised only marriag ntracted abroad, the two men felt they uld fally bee tegrated to Malte society. On Wednday night, a ernment-sponsored celebratn was anized wh Malta’s LGBTIQ Consultative Council – a ernment body reprentg the untry’s lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, tersex and qutng anisatns – ont of the pal’s historic Auberge Castille.