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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/122278| Title: | Blackmail threat was likely motive for landmark homosexuality law. |
| Authors: | Arena, Jessica |
| Keywords: | Homosexuality -- Law and legislation -- Malta -- History -- 20th century Homosexuality -- Social aspects -- Malta -- History -- 20th century Homosexuality -- Political aspects -- Malta -- History -- 20th century Borg, Eman, 1991- Mintoff, Dom, 1916-2012 Malta Labour Party -- History Political parties -- Malta -- History Legislative bodies -- Malta Malta -- Politics and government Mifsud Bonnici, Ugo, 1932- Presidents -- Malta Homosexuality -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church Civil unions -- Malta Sexual minorities -- Civil rights |
| Issue Date: | 2023-01-29 |
| Publisher: | Allied newspapers Ltd |
| Citation: | Arena, J. (2023, January 29). Blackmail threat was likely motive for landmark homosexuality law. Sunday Times of Malta, pp. 6. |
| Abstract: | Homosexuality was decriminalised in Malta in 1973 through a bill that was put forward to amend the criminal code so as to abolish adultery and homosexual acts in private. Blackmailing was common and the legislature and the Church enacted this law to safeguard homosexuals in the country. A Civil Unions Act in 2014, granted same-sex couples the same rights and obligations as marriage couples. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/122278 |
| Appears in Collections: | EU Publications - ERCSSFMW |
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