When ILGA-Europe (International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association) ranked European countries in terms of their respect of human rights and equality, Malta topped the list (Samuelson, 2016). Malta is also the first and only European country to ban conversion therapy (ILGA World Report, 2019). It has accomplished this despite it being the number one European country with the most believers of God (as of 2010), consisting of 94% of its population (Deguara, 2018).This progressiveness would not have been accomplished without influence from the EU (Harwood, 2015).
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Marriage for Same-Sex Couples
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Civil Unions
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Joint Adoption
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Second Parent Adoption
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Employment Nondiscrimination Laws
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Broad Protections
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Criminalization of Violence
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Ban of Conversion Therapy
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Consensual Same-Sex Acts are Legal?
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Gender
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Max Penalty (Yrs in Prison)
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Bradford, S., & Clark, M. (2011). Stigma narratives: LGBT transitions and identities in Malta. International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, 16(2), 179-200. https://doi.org/10.1080/02673843.2011.9748054
Deguara, A. (2018). Destroying false images of God: The experiences of LGBT Catholics. Journal of homosexuality, 65(3), 317-337. https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2017.1317474
D'Emilio, F. (2017, Feb 02). Once-conservative Malta leaps ahead on LGBT rights. AP Datastream A. Retrieved from https://login.proxy.lib.duke.edu/login?url=https://search-proquest-com.proxy.lib.duke.edu/docview/1863948513?accountid=10598
Harwood, M. (2015). Adopting same-sex unions in catholic Malta: Pointing the finger at ‘Europe’. South European Society and Politics, 20(1), 113-131. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13608746.2014.953350