Malta Today: Government launches LGBT consultative council

Social dialogue and civil liberties minister Helena Dalli launches consultative council gay rights.
http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/en/newsdetails/news/national/Government-launches-LGBT-consultative-council-20130422
Monday 22 April 2013 - 17:25 by a Staff Reporter


Helena Dalli (centre) alongside Joanne Cassar who dropped proceedings in the European Court of Human Rights against the Maltese government over her preclusion from marrying.

A consultative council has been set up to advise government and prepare legislation on LGBT rights, social dialogue and civil liberties minister Helena Dalli said.

The council, which will be composed of civil society representatives, was created following the tabling of the draft bill amending the civil code in order to grant the right to marriage to transgender persons.

Dalli said that the council will include representatives of LGBT organisations, which she said had the "experience, expertise and access to research on the issue."

Times: Consultative council on LGBT rights to focus on civil unions

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20130422/local/consultative-council-on-lgbt-rights-announced.466609
Monday, April 22, 2013, 18:00


A consultative council has been appointed by the government to give recommendations and prepare legislation involving the LGBT community.

Social Dialogue Minister Helena Dalli said the formation of the council came in the wake of a first reading in Parliament last week of a Bill to amend the Civil Code to enable people who undergo gender re-assignment to marry a person of the opposite gender.

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LGBT Labour: Il-PL ifakkar il-Jum Dinji Kontra l-Omofobija

Stqarrija, mahruga minn LGBT Labour, Partit Laburista
18 ta' Mejju 2011

Esperti minn oqsma differenti juru t-thassib taghhom li filwaqt li d-Dinja l-bierah 17 ta' Mejju kienet qed tfakkar il-Jum Dinji Kontra l-Omofobija, f'pajjizna qisu ma gara xejn tant illi l-ebda istituzzjoni ma harget stqarrija tfakkar din il-gurnata.

Dan hareg waqt diskussjoni organizzata mill-LGBT Labour f'Dar l-Ewropa hekk kif il-fergha fakkret mal-kumplament tal-Ewropa u d-Dinja il-Jum Dinji kontra l-Omofobija.

Tul id-diskussjoni kienu ttrattati diversi angoli differenti fosthom mill-aspett psikologiku, legali, socjali u anke fl-oqsma tax-xoghol.

Il-kelliema, Bernard Caruana Psikologu, Dr Rachel Tua, Albert Gauci Cunningham f'isem l-LGBT Labour, Michael Parnis f'isem il-GWU u Joe Gerada b'esperjenza kbira fil-qasam socjali ttrattaw l-effetti li l-omofobija qed thalli fuq is-socjeta/

Il-psikologu Bernard Caruana sahaq li l-omosesswalita mhijiex marda u ghaldaqstant minn jghid li din ghandha tigi kkurata jkun qed jizbalja. Sostna wkoll li wiehed kien jistenna li f'gurnata bhal din f'pajjizna, il-gvern kellu wkoll jikkommemora dan il-Jum.

Dr Rachel Tua, Ufficjal responsabbli mill-opportuntiajiet indaqs fi hdan il-Partit Laburista indirizzat il-qasam legali, u anke l-bullying fost l-ohrajn fuq iz-zghazagh ikkawzat mill-omofobija.

F'isem LGBT Labour, Albert Gauci Cunningham qal li l- omofobija hija hazina u kerha hafna fejn tista tiehu forom differenti.

Michael Parnis, tkellem dwar il-hidma tal-General Workers Union f'dan il-qasam fosthom anke b'materjal li l-Union ghandna biex jindirizza l-Omofobija u anke l-esperti li ghandha fi hdanha u li jghinu f'cirkostanzi bhal dawn bil-pariri taghhom.

Joe Gerada, Espert fil-qasam socjali tkellem dwar ir-rapport li dwaru ta' parir ghall-Kumtiat tar-Regjuni tal-Unjoni Ewropea, meta r-rapporteur Claudette Abela Baldacchino kellha l-inkariku li thejji rapport dwar in-nuqqas ta' diskriminazzjoni. Fil-rapport l-Omofobija kienet ukoll indirizzata.