ILGA-Europe’s family posters to be displayed in Malta
Today four posters from ILGA-Europe’s “Different Families, Same Love” 12 family posters set are displayed on bus stops in various regions in Malta during the duration of ILGA-Europe’s 13th annual conference in Malta (29 October – 1 November 2009).
These family posters have been launched by ILGA-Europe in 2008 to enhance the European and national debate on diversity of family models. The posters highlight the challenges which LGBT families and their children face due to the lack of legal recognition. The posters also highlight some positive development at European level towards legal recognition and acceptance of LGBT families and their children. The posters have already been displayed in various European countries.
From today ILGA-Europe posters translated into Maltese will appear on bus stops across Malta.
Linda Freimane, Co-Chair of ILGA-Europe’s Executive Board, said:
“We are glad to see our family campaign posters being displayed in Malta. We hope that the images and short stories on the posters will make many people think and agree that all families regardless of partners’ and their children’s sexual orientation and gender identity deserve same respect, recognition and protection.”
Bernard Muscat, representative of the Malta Gay Rights Movement, added:
“MGRM believes it is high time for Malta to stop ignoring the presence of same-sex families in Malta as if these did not exist and did not contribute to Maltese society in the same way opposite-sex couples do. It is crucial to enact the necessary legislation changes to ensure that different forms of families are recognized as equal before the law, irrespective of the partners’ sexual orientation or gender identity.”
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For more information please contact
Juris Lavrikovs at + 32 496 708 375
Notes for editors:
(1) ILGA-Europe is the European Region of ILGA, the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association and works for equality and human rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans & intersex people in Europe: www.ilga-europe.org
(2) More information about the Annual Conference in Malta is available on our website: www.ilga-europe.org/conference
(3) This conference is organised in partnership with Malta Gay Rights Movement: www.maltagayrights.net
(4) Regular updates from the Annual Conference will be posted on our website and facebook page:
