IMalta ibekwe endaweni yokuqala engu-No.1 European LGBTQ +

I-ILGA-Europe isimemezele ukuthi iMalta ibekwe endaweni yokuqala yokuhambela i-Europe Rainbow Index 2019 ngonyaka wesine oqala ukusebenza.

Emazweni angama-49 aseYurophu, iMalta inikezwe umklomelo ovelele wama-90% wokuhlonishwa kwemithetho, izinqubomgomo nezindlela zokuphila zomphakathi we-LGBTQ esiqhingini saseMedithera.

Iqale ukwethulwa ngo-2009, i-European Rainbow Index ibheka imithelela emihle nemibi emphakathini we-LGBTQ futhi ibheka izinto ezahlukahlukene ezibandakanya ukuqashelwa ngokobulili ngokusemthethweni, izingqinamba zomndeni nezomshado kanye namalungelo okukhoseliswa. Izwe ngalinye laseYurophu liphethe isikhundla esikalini; I-100% iyiyona enembayo yokuhlonishwa kwamalungelo esintu nokulingana okugcwele emphakathini, kuthi i-0% ikhombise ukwephula okukhulu nokucwasa.

Ngo-2017 umshado ofanayo wobulili ubhaliswe ngokusemthethweni eMalta, kanye nokwethulwa kwamaphasiphothi angathathi hlangothi ngokobulili ngo-2018. Lezi zinsuku zilandele ukuvunywa kwePhalamende koMthetho Wobunikazi Bobulili ngo-2015 futhi kuqinisekisa ukuthi abantu bayakwazi ukuba nobulili obukhomba njengobaziwa ngokusemthethweni yi Izwe.

IMalta iyaziqhenya ngalokhu kwaziwa futhi izibeke njengendawo ehloniphekile neyamukelekayo kubo bonke. Ukuhamba kwe-LGBTQ kuhlale kugxilwe kakhulu ezweni, futhi iMalta isingathe imikhosi ye-LGBTQ futhi yaxhasa futhi yaxhasa iPride esiqhingini naphesheya kwezilwandle.

UPeter Vella, umqondisi we-UK & Ireland Malta Tourism Authority, uthe: “IMalta iphinde yaboniswa njengendawo yokuqala yabahambi be-LGBTQ eYurophu. AbaseMalta badume ngokuba nomusa nomoya omuhle wokungenisa izihambi, futhi lokhu kubonakala ngokuphelele ekutheni bamukela kanjani bonke abahambi kulesi siqhingi, kubandakanya nemakethe ye-LGBTQ. IMalta inenhlanganisela eyingqayizivele yesiko lendabuko kanye nomlando onemiqondo yesimanje neyamukelekayo kubahambi be-LGBTQ futhi abantu bethu bayaqhubeka nokuba yisibonelo esihle kwamanye amazwe ase-Europe ukuthi asilandele. ”