The reality of Transgender people in Malta; Q&A with Karly May
What is the reality of Transgender people in Malta? Interview with Karly May about the transgender life in Malta.
Upcoming Gay & Gay-Friendly Events October – November
Do not miss out on the best gay-friendly events in Malta. Here is a list for you to keep track of the best LGBT friendly events happening in the coming months!
Visit the Ghar Dalam Cave and its Museum for free this Sunday!
On Sunday, 7th October, Heritage Malta will be opening Ghar Dalam Cave and its Museum for free to the general public.
TropOut Malta 13-19 September 2018
TropOut – the festival for the modern gay traveller – is finally ready to come to Europe! Malta is Europe’s number ONE ranked destination for gay travellers.
Pride Week+ Events
Do not miss out on the best gay-friendly events in Malta. Here is a list for you to keep track of the best LGBT friendly events happening in the coming months!
Upcoming Gay & Gay-Friendly Events
Do not miss out on the best gay-friendly events in Malta. Here is a list for you to keep track of the best LGBT friendly events happening in the coming months!
Medieval Night at Castrum Maris
Go back in time and experience Fort St Angelo during Medieval times at night. Medieval Night at Castrum Maris is an exclusive event at Fort St Angelo.
Top 5 Beaches in Malta
Discover the Top 5 Beaches in Malta! Enjoy the sun or try out some of the watersports which are offered at these locations. Don`t forget to apply sun cream!
Visit the museums and sites in Gozo for free on Saturday 19th May
Heritage Malta will be opening its museums and sites in Gozo for free on Saturday 19th May.
Malta Ranks No.1 in European LGBT rights rankings
Malta continues to top the rankings (91%), having brought in equal marriage, a liberal new gender recognition law, a ban on gay ‘cure’ therapy and pioneering protections for intersex people.
Despite the fact that the country maintained its place at the top of the Rainbow Europe law and policy ranking for IDAHOT 2017, there were still updates to legislation to come in the following months.
Dark Tales of Fort St Angelo
Following the success of the Dark Tales series, Heritage Malta will be organising another animated tour based on tales of mystery and the supernatural at Fort St Angelo. Limited number of tickets are available, get yours now!
JOAN – the drag-king performance – 25th May
Joan is an award-winning play that tells Joan of Arc’s earthy story of courage, conviction and hope. Performed by British drag king champion Lucy Jane Parkinson. Read more about Joan in Malta here.
Malta’s PM Joseph Muscat challenges world leaders ‘to lead and not follow’ on LGBT equality
Since Prime Minister Joseph Muscat was elected in 2013, the traditionally-conservative island of Malta has had nothing short of a revolution on LGBT rights.
Upcoming Gay & Gay-Friendly Events
Do not miss out on the best gay-friendly events in Malta. Here is a list for you to keep track of the best LGBT friendly events happening in the coming months!
The best countries to live and work in if you’re LGBT+
According to the experts, Malta is the best place to move if you’re an LGBT+ person looking for a change of pace.
2018 Malta Pride Parade & Celebration
We are excited to announce the 2018 Malta Pride Parade & Celebration will take place on Saturday, 15th September in Valletta, the European Capital of Culture.
Top 5 Events in Valletta in December
Planning to visit Valletta in the Festive Season? La Falconeria Hotel brings you the list of the Top 5 Events in Valletta in December 2017. Read the full list here.
Tips for your Gay Wedding in Malta
Are you planning to have your same sex wedding in Malta? This article will give you an overview of the legal framework and all documentations you need in order to celebrate your big day in Malta.
Malta is the ‘gold standard’ of LGBT reform, says UN equality boss
Charles Radcliffe praises the ‘quiet revolution’ of past years Malta has become the “gold standard” of LGBTQI reforms, according to the head of the United Nations’ LGBT equality campaign. In a video endorsement, Charles Radcliffe, who...
Malta Pride 2017 – 9th September, 2017, Valletta
Malta Pride 2017 – 9th September, 2017, Valletta This year Malta Pride will Celebrate the newly enacted Marriage Equality Bill and Malta’s number 1 ranking as the most LGBTIQ friendly country in Europe (ILGA Rainbow Index), Malta Pride will also raise...Malta is the upcoming gay travel destination and here’s why
Malta may be a relatively new addition to the gay travel destinations map, but it is here to stay. Be a pioneer, explore, discover and enjoy it before the word gets out!
UPDATED! Malta Pride 2017
Join us and Celebrate Love, Life and Diversity at Malta Pride 2017. Get 10% discount off your airmalta ticket to join us and Celebrate Love, Life and Diversity at Malta Pride 2017. Pride week: 10-18th June, 2017. Get your 10% discount Promo Code now.
The Azure Window: lost and gone forever
The Azure Window, Malta`s most photographed national heritage site, has collapsed and disappeared forever. Read the whole story here.
4 Reasons to Have a Gay Wedding in Malta
There is no place quite like Malta, where gay marriage has become an attractive, easy and accessible opportunity few have been able to enjoy as yet. Get married in Malta and have the gay wedding you want.
Malta is the seventh-best place in Europe for LGBT workers, report claims
Malta is the seventh-best European country for LGBT workers to live in, a study by a French employment agency has found. Malta is one of the few countries in the world to give LGBT people equal constitutional rights, with most other countries failing to protect the community from discrimination.
6 Reasons to Take Gay Vacations in Malta
Malta’s main industry is tourism and with good reason. It has forever been drawing all kinds of visitors, who are after any of its many attractions. It has only recently made it to the gay travel destinations map, yet it certainly deserves to be up there, somewhere at the top of the list. Find out why Malta is ideal for gay vacations.
Malta becomes first European country to ban ‘gay cure’ therapy
Source: The Guardian Under new law anyone found guilty of trying to change, repress or eliminate a person’s sexual orientation faces fine or jail. The new law states that ‘no sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression constitutes a disorder, disease or...
7 Essential Things to Pack on Holiday
Travelling is the only thing you buy that actually makes you richer. The joy of getting on a plane or a boat and ending up in a foreign land with a culture, a people, a language and a history that so different to yours is exhilarating. But, let’s be honest, how many times do you get there and think: Crap! How could I have forgotten that? Well, here’s a checklist so it never happens to you again!
Thinking of Coming Out?
Coming out is one of the hardest things you’ll probably ever do – and one of the most satisfying, too. But how should you go about it? And, if you’re not gay, what can you do to help? Read our tips & advices.
Be Proud of Who You Are
Be proud of who you are – no matter where you come from, which sex you are attracted to, and whether you fit into society’s ‘norms’ or not. The world is a more beautiful place because of you – and that’s the most amazing thing you can give the world.
Malta among just five countries which give LGBT people equal constitutional rights
Only five countries in the world have given lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people equal constitutional rights, global research shows, with most countries failing to protect the community from widespread discrimination and abuses.
Malta walks towards Love in solidarity with Orlando victims
Some 200 people this evening took part in a candlelit vigil from the Balluta Church to the Love Sign in St Julian’s in support with the victims of the Orlando shooting. The main message was that one could not react to the Orlando shooting with hate towards the person who committed the crime and…
Let It Slip!
We’re probably best known for our contraceptives, but here at Durex we also put a lot of effort into making sex more fun – and that’s why we have developed an awesome range of lubes to satisfy your every need and every character!
A Product for Every Personality
Sex is like art. You don’t just ‘do’ it, you have to create it by expressing yourself and letting your personality shine through. And, just like when you’re creating a masterpiece, you need to have the right equipment and supplies to be able to do so confidently and in a manner that will ensure the most pleasurable outcome.
Condoms: Know the Facts
So, you know you need to buy condoms from a pharmacy or a machine in a cubicle at the back of the club, and you’ve practiced putting one on a banana. But there’s more to condoms than first meets the eye, and knowing it, might change your life.
Welcome to the World of Durex
Call us hedonists, but we believe that pleasure is what drives life and keeps us sane. That feeling we get when we buy something we’ve wanted for ages; the serenity of being on a boat out at sea with nothing but the sun, the sky, and great friends to keep us company; that indescribable feeling of waking up in the arms of someone we love and are infatuated with – that’s what life’s about. That’s what we live for.
‘I am in favour of gay marriage, time for debate on the matter’ – Joseph Muscat
Article Source: TimesofMalta.com Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said today he was in favour of gay marriage and believed it was time for a debate on the matter. Dr Muscat was asked by a woman who said she was in a gay relationship for his position about the matter when...
Malta being promoted for gay travel
Article Source: MaltaToday.com.mt Recent changes in the law have ensured more equal rights for LGBT people. However, the shift towards greater cultural acceptance has also had an unexpected side effect – positioning Malta as a destination for gay travel. The Malta...
‘Notable shift’ in Maltese mentality in favour of LGBTI+ rights
Article Source: MaltaToday.com.mt Civil liberties minister Helena Dalli hails Eurobarometer survey that indicate that 77% of the Maltese are in favour of full rights to homosexual people, and that 70% in favour of full rights to trans-people. The mentality of the...
Fighting For Equality With The First Gay Travel Guide For The Maltese Islands
Article Source: BoredPanda.com Our story got published on BoredPanda! I am a Hungarian girl living in Malta. One day I have decided to establish a Gay Travel Guide to fight against homophobia and promote equal rights. Since Malta is a 99% catholic country with more...
‘Malta best example of move for better acceptance of gay communities’
Article Source: MaltaToday.com.mt US envoy on Human Rights for LGBTI persons Randy Berry says Malta is the best example of the global move towards the acceptance of LGBTI communities. US special envoy for the human rights of LGBTI persons Randy Berry hailed Malta a...
More than 60% of Maltese are OK with a gay PM
Article Source: TimesOfMalta.com More than 60 per cent of Maltese people would be comfortable with a gay prime minister but only 40 per cent would accept a premier who was not Christian, a new Eurobarometer survey shows. The European Commission report, based on...
Changing times: divorce to legal same-sex marriage in three years
Article Source: TimesOfMalta.com The civil unions legislation that was approved by Parliament on Monday has created a sea of emotions for many different reasons. Kurt Sansone reports on what impact the law will have. Only three years ago Malta was the last-but-one...
Malta is leading Europe on gender identity protection
Article Source: TimesOfMalta.com Malta was the only European country to fully satisfy all criteria for legal gender recognition in an annual ranking of gay rights. The index for 2015, released by Ilga-Europe, a gay rights advocacy group, confirms the recently enacted...
Malta singled out for progress in LGBT issues
Article Source: TimesOfMalta.com ILGA-Europe has singled out Malta for fast progress in granting equality to trans and intersex people in the latest Rainbow Europe scoreboard. In a statement, it said that steadfast, committed leadership and visible equality...
Malta has potential as a gay tourism destination
Article Source: TimesOfMalta.com Malta has the potential to become a gay tourism destination if it markets itself better, according to the US special envoy for LGBT rights. Randy Berry, on a whirlwind visit to Malta yesterday, told Times of Malta the island could...