http://www.di-ve.com/elections-2013/ad-calls-transgender-recognition-legislation
1.3.2013 editorial@di-ve.com
AD Chairperson Michael Briguglio condemned the government for failing to put forward the transgender recognition Private Member’s Bill and for denying Joanne Cassar her fundamental human right to marry her male partner.
The AD called for the Government to withdraw its case against Joanne Cassar and remove any legal obstacles that may hinder her right to marry.
Monday, 4 March 2013
iNews Malta: Gonzi jwiegħed liġi 'transesswali' fil-leġistaura li jmiss
http://www.inewsmalta.com/dart/20130228-gonzi-jwieg-ed-li-transesswali-fil-le-istaura-li-jmiss
John Pisani | 19:47 | 28.02.2013
Il-Prim Ministru Lawrence Gonzi ta x’jifhem li anke hu se jibda jirċievi ċekk fis-sena bħalma qed jirċievu residenti li joqogħdu fl-inħawi tal-impjant ta’ riċiklaġġ f’Wied il-Għajn.
F’attività bit-tema “Int u l-Prim Ministru” li saret illejla f’Ħal Għargħur, Lawrence Gonzi kien intervistat mill-personalità televiżiva u stilista tax-xagħar Celine. Hija staqsietu jekk iċ-ċekk li rċeviet, peress li hi toqgħod Wied il-Għajn, kienx xi ħaġa ta’ qabel l-elezzjoni. Fir-risposta tiegħu Dr Gonzi qal – “le dak se nibdew nirċievuh kull sena” u dan għax anke hu joqgħod fl-istess inħawi.
John Pisani | 19:47 | 28.02.2013
Il-Prim Ministru Lawrence Gonzi ta x’jifhem li anke hu se jibda jirċievi ċekk fis-sena bħalma qed jirċievu residenti li joqogħdu fl-inħawi tal-impjant ta’ riċiklaġġ f’Wied il-Għajn.
F’attività bit-tema “Int u l-Prim Ministru” li saret illejla f’Ħal Għargħur, Lawrence Gonzi kien intervistat mill-personalità televiżiva u stilista tax-xagħar Celine. Hija staqsietu jekk iċ-ċekk li rċeviet, peress li hi toqgħod Wied il-Għajn, kienx xi ħaġa ta’ qabel l-elezzjoni. Fir-risposta tiegħu Dr Gonzi qal – “le dak se nibdew nirċievuh kull sena” u dan għax anke hu joqgħod fl-istess inħawi.
Sunday, 3 March 2013
Times: Obama makes case for gay marriage
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20130301/world/obama-makes-case-for-gay-marriage.459597
Friday, March 1, 2013, 09:22 by PA
Photo: Reuters
Barack Obama's administration has asked the US Supreme Court to overturn California's ban on same-sex marriage and take a sceptical view of similar bans elsewhere, making a historic argument for gay rights.
The administration's friend-of-the-court brief marked the first time a US president has urged the high court to expand the right of gays and lesbians to wed.
Friday, March 1, 2013, 09:22 by PA
Photo: Reuters
Barack Obama's administration has asked the US Supreme Court to overturn California's ban on same-sex marriage and take a sceptical view of similar bans elsewhere, making a historic argument for gay rights.
The administration's friend-of-the-court brief marked the first time a US president has urged the high court to expand the right of gays and lesbians to wed.
Times: Withdraw submissions against Joanne Cassar, AD tells government
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20130301/elections-news/withdraw-submitssions-against-joanne-cassar-ad-tells-government.459598
Friday, March 1, 2013, 09:38
Alternattiva Demokratika this morning called on the government to withdraw its submissions against transgender Joanne Cassar with immediate effect, and remove the legal obstacles against her ability to marry right away.
Referring to a statement by Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi yesterday that the PN will introduce gender recognition legislation for transgender persons during the next legislature should it be re-elected in government, AD chairman Michael Briguglio said:
Friday, March 1, 2013, 09:38
Alternattiva Demokratika this morning called on the government to withdraw its submissions against transgender Joanne Cassar with immediate effect, and remove the legal obstacles against her ability to marry right away.
Referring to a statement by Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi yesterday that the PN will introduce gender recognition legislation for transgender persons during the next legislature should it be re-elected in government, AD chairman Michael Briguglio said:
Malta Today: Greens - Gonzi caught up in betrayal of trans persons’ rights
While government fights Joanne Cassar's claim in Strasbourg to have full rights as woman, Gonzi says next PN government will introduce gender recognition law.
http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/en/newsdetails/news/elections2013/Greens-Gonzi-caught-up-in-betrayal-of-trans-persons-rights-20130301Friday 1 March 2013 - 10:18 by Matthew Vella
Joanne Cassar has spent years in courts fighting for her legal rights to be recognised as a woman with the right to marry.
Alternattiva Demokratika, the Green Party, has called on the Maltese government to remove its submissions to the European Court of Human Rights in a petition filed by Joanne Cassar to be recognised as a woman with full rights.
Cassar, a transgender person who has been fighting for her right to get married since 2006, took her case to the European Court, asking for an effective remedy after a Constitutional Court in Malta ruled that a ban on transgender marriage violated the right to marry.
Independent: PN Government will Legislate to Protect LGBT Rights - PM
http://www.independent.com.mt/mobile/2013-02-28/news/pn-government-will-legislate-to-protect-lgbt-rights-pm-1004306433/
Thursday, 28 February 2013, 19:57 , by Keith Micallef
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi on Thursday evening pledged that a PN government will legislate to protect the rights of the LGBT community.
Dr Gonzi made this promise when interviewed by Celine Paris who features in the popular Net Television drama series Dejavu.
Thursday, 28 February 2013, 19:57 , by Keith Micallef
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi on Thursday evening pledged that a PN government will legislate to protect the rights of the LGBT community.
Dr Gonzi made this promise when interviewed by Celine Paris who features in the popular Net Television drama series Dejavu.
Times: PM promises legislation on transgender issues
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20130228/elections-news/pm-promises-to-address.459586
Thursday, February 28, 2013, 19:43
PM promises legislation on transgender issues. [Click on the hyperlink above to watch the video.]
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi said this evening that the Nationalist Party was committed to addressing the issues faced by transgender individuals in the next legislature.
Interviewed in Gharghur by Celine Falzon, herself a transsexual, Dr Gonzi was asked why the Government failed to move the Gender Identity Bill presented in Parliament by Labour MP Evarist Bartolo. Dr Gonzi was also asked why there was no reference made to this in the PN's manifesto.
Thursday, February 28, 2013, 19:43
PM promises legislation on transgender issues. [Click on the hyperlink above to watch the video.]
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi said this evening that the Nationalist Party was committed to addressing the issues faced by transgender individuals in the next legislature.
Interviewed in Gharghur by Celine Falzon, herself a transsexual, Dr Gonzi was asked why the Government failed to move the Gender Identity Bill presented in Parliament by Labour MP Evarist Bartolo. Dr Gonzi was also asked why there was no reference made to this in the PN's manifesto.
Times: Pastoral care of homosexuals
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20130227/letters/Pastoral-care-of-homosexuals.459393
Wednesday, February 27, 2013 by Joe Zammit, Paola
On October 1, 1986, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith sent a letter to the bishops of the Catholic Church on the Pastoral Care of Homosexual Persons. This letter was approved by Blessed Pope John Paul II. Among other things we read the following: “The characteristic concern and goodwill exhibited by many clergy and religious in their pastoral care for homosexual persons is admirable. Such devoted ministers should have the confidence that they are faithfully following the will of the Lord by encouraging the homosexual person to lead a chaste life and by affirming that person’s God-given dignity and worth” (para 13).
“We encourage the Bishops, then, to provide pastoral care in full accord with the teaching of the Church for homosexual persons of their dioceses. No authentic pastoral programme will include organisations in which homosexual persons associate with each other without clearly stating that homosexual activity is immoral. A truly pastoral approach will appreciate the need for homosexual persons to avoid the near occasions of sin.
Wednesday, February 27, 2013 by Joe Zammit, Paola
On October 1, 1986, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith sent a letter to the bishops of the Catholic Church on the Pastoral Care of Homosexual Persons. This letter was approved by Blessed Pope John Paul II. Among other things we read the following: “The characteristic concern and goodwill exhibited by many clergy and religious in their pastoral care for homosexual persons is admirable. Such devoted ministers should have the confidence that they are faithfully following the will of the Lord by encouraging the homosexual person to lead a chaste life and by affirming that person’s God-given dignity and worth” (para 13).
“We encourage the Bishops, then, to provide pastoral care in full accord with the teaching of the Church for homosexual persons of their dioceses. No authentic pastoral programme will include organisations in which homosexual persons associate with each other without clearly stating that homosexual activity is immoral. A truly pastoral approach will appreciate the need for homosexual persons to avoid the near occasions of sin.
Malta Today: Debate reveals Gonzi tied to power and Muscat hawkish on migration
Greens would be coalition partner for both Labour and Nationalists if elected to power – leaders
http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/en/newsdetails/news/elections2013/Debate-reveals-Gonzi-tied-to-power-and-Muscat-hawkish-on-migration-20130226Tuesday 26 February 2013 - 22:56 by Matthew Vella
Herman Grech's quick-fire 'yes or no' question session gave us the most revealing aspects of the two leaders in tonight's Big Debate, hosted by The Times at the Intercontinental Hotel.
Labour leader Joseph Muscat is, worryingly, in favour of a pushback policy if Libya can be considered to be a safe country of origin - Lawrence Gonzi is ready to hold a referendum on spring hunting. Two of the most European issues, in which the purported centre-left leader is to the right, while the prime minister who champions his party's EU credentials is not ready to bite the bullet and enforce the EU's ban on spring hunting once and for all.
Times: Change in the Church (1)
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20130226/letters/Change-in-the-Church-1-.459274
Tuesday, February 26, 2013 by Paul Kennedy, Għarb
Any election, such as the general election currently under way in Malta, is a precious opportunity for evolution, for ditching out-of-date unworkable practices and attitudes, and embracing a new, inclusive order. Man’s capacity to adapt to change is the prime reason for our survival and, as a species, our unparallelled success. Malta is currently blessed to be in this situation of ideological introspection and cultural evolution.
How dismayed I was, therefore, to read in an English newspaper about the second favourite cardinal to succeed Pope Benedict XVI, the black Cardinal Peter Turkson from Ghana, saying that “Homosexuality is not countenanced in our (African) society”.
Tuesday, February 26, 2013 by Paul Kennedy, Għarb
Any election, such as the general election currently under way in Malta, is a precious opportunity for evolution, for ditching out-of-date unworkable practices and attitudes, and embracing a new, inclusive order. Man’s capacity to adapt to change is the prime reason for our survival and, as a species, our unparallelled success. Malta is currently blessed to be in this situation of ideological introspection and cultural evolution.
How dismayed I was, therefore, to read in an English newspaper about the second favourite cardinal to succeed Pope Benedict XVI, the black Cardinal Peter Turkson from Ghana, saying that “Homosexuality is not countenanced in our (African) society”.
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