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Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights in Malta have evolved significantly over the course of the last decades. Both male and female same-sex sexual activity have been legal in Malta since 1973. Gender identity and intersex protection laws in Malta are of the highest standard in the world under the ''Gender Identity, Gender Expression And Sex Characteristics Act''.〔()〕 A law passed creating civil unions equal to marriage in all but name, with the same rights and obligations including joint adoption rights, was enacted in April 2014. However, same-sex marriage and both IVF and surrogacy access are still banned for same-sex couples. In October 2015, the European region of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA-Europe) ranked Malta 1st in terms of LGBT rights out of 49 observed European countries.〔(Malta ranks first in European ‘rainbow map’ of LGBTIQ rights )〕〔(Rainbow Europe Country ranking )〕 ==History== As a British colony, Malta adopted the penal code of Great Britain which criminalised same-sex relations between men. There are examples of individuals caught out by the law - including the lawyer, Guglielmo Rapinett who was arrested for lewd behaviour in the 19th century while trying to seduce a guard.〔https://books.google.com.mt/books?id=tLkYkutHlyAC&pg=PA365&dq=gay+malta&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CBsQ6AEwATgUahUKEwi2ovDS-_fIAhXMSRoKHUwVCQs〕〔https://books.google.com.mt/books?id=zLWTqBmifh0C&pg=PA431&dq=gay+malta&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCQQ6AEwAjgKahUKEwie-dCw-vfIAhWE2BoKHQ5ACZE〕〔''Aldrich R. & Wotherspoon G., Who's Who in Gay and Lesbian History, from Antiquity to WWII, Routledge, London, 2001''〕 Only in 1973 did the Labour government decide to change Malta's laws to match those of Western Europe.〔https://books.google.com.mt/books?id=RTNOAAAAMAAJ&q=gay+malta&dq=gay+malta&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CE0Q6AEwCWoVChMI1M_R-vf3yAIVjBMaCh2CsQrB〕 The Malta Gay Rights Movement (MGRM), founded in 2001, is a socio-political non-governmental organisation that has as its central focus the challenges and rights of the Maltese LGBT community.〔https://books.google.com.mt/books?id=jw9MjhdcS7QC&pg=PA134&dq=gay+malta&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CB0Q6AEwATgKahUKEwie-dCw-vfIAhWE2BoKHQ5ACZE〕 In February 2008, MGRM organised and presented a petition to parliament asking for a range of measures to be introduced to protect them through the law. The petition was signed by more than 1,000 people and asked for legal recognition of same-sex couples, an anti-homophobic bullying strategy for the island nation's schools and new laws targeting homophobic and transphobic crimes. The petition received the backing of Alternattiva Demokratika. Harry Vassallo, its leader, said that the recognition of gay rights would be a step forward. In October 2009, George Abela, the president of Malta, met with the board of the European Region of ILGA at the presidential palace as the group prepared to open its 13th annual conference in Malta. Abela agreed that information and education were important in tackling discrimination and fostering acceptance of differences and that Malta has seen progress in LGBT acceptance. He was said that "love is the most important thing there is and it can't be 'graded' based on sexual orientation". It the first time a head of state met with ILGA-Europe members during one of the group's annual conferences. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「LGBT rights in Malta」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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