Attitudes don’t change overnight | Cynthia Chircop
Reports of violent homophobia – such as the recent allegations of aggression by Paceville bouncers – seem at a glance to belie the country’s rising reputation as a ‘European leader in LGBTIQ rights’. But MGRM co-ordinator CYNTHIA CHIRCOP still believes that – notwithstanding the need for more education and awareness – Malta remains a ‘relatively safe’ place to be gay
3 August 2021, 7:51am
by Raphael Vassallo
In January, MGRM published a study which found that “55.6% of respondents said they did not feel safe in Paceville, while 35% claimed to have suffered some form of discrimination”. Recent events – including a much-publicised homophobic assault at Nordic Bar – seem to uphold those findings. First of all: how widespread do you believe the problem of violent homophobia to be in Malta today?