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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