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Malta leading the European charge towards queer equality

Malta has become the world’s leading country for LGBTIQ rights while also being one of the few places in the world where abortion remains illegal under any circumstance.
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Malta continues to pave the way forward for European LGBTIQ+ rights, with Labour Prime Minister Robert Abela announcing free gender-affirming surgery for trans citizens.

Abela, who announced the news at Malta’s Pride March in Valletta, expressed an ongoing desire to drive progress forward, stating

My presence yesterday, as well as that of ministers and MPs, symbolises the messages that while we have done a lot, more is yet to come

The government has also recently fulfilled an election promise by lifting restrictions on gay and bisexual men donating blood. In 2019, the Mediterranean island nation also ranked number one in Rainbow Europe’s best European holiday destination for LGBTIQ+ travellers. 

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According to activists, the ongoing war in Ukraine with Russia has united the nation and inspired Ukrainians to look past prejudices against the LGBTIQ+ community, with polls showing that public opposition to same-sex civil unions has dropped from 69% in 2016 to 41.9% in 2022.



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