With the island ranked No 1 on the Rainbow Europe index for four consecutive years, writer Alim Kheraj reveals what travellers and locals make of Malta as a queer destination
“I was going on holiday with a friend and we wanted to go somewhere that was LGBTQ+ friendly, but not just about partying,” says 32-year-old Akbar* from London. “[A country’s stance on LGBTQ+ rights] is really important to me; it’s the first thing that I Google.”
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That final consideration led Akbar and his friends to Malta in the summer of 2019. Over the past decade, the country has become a world leader on LGBTQ+ rights, from same-sex marriage and equal adoption, to liberal gender recognition laws for trans people. In fact, Malta was the first European country to protect people from discrimination based on gender identity or expression, and allows those who identify as neither man nor woman to use an “x” marker on official documents.
Source: Malta for all: the LGBTQ+ guide to Europe’s most inclusive destination
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