Tag: MGRM
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Women and LGBT groups protest for the decriminalisation of abortion
Several organisations, including the Malta LGBTIQ+ Rights Movement, protested outside the Auberge de Castille today, calling for the decriminalisation of abortion. The rally was organised by the Voice for Choice coalition under the theme “Hey Sis! Thinking of you”, with campaigners making emphasis on solidarity between women who may need an abortion when the State…
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Malta Gay Rights Movement organises protest outside Turkish Embassy in Malta
“Repression does not make a community disappear,” a representative from the Malta Gay Rights Movement said yesterday in front of the Turkish Embassy in Floriana. MGRM organised the protest in solidarity with Turkey’s LGBT community following a sweeping crackdown by the Turkish authorities. Embassy officials asked the group to remain on the opposite side of…
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Daphne Caruana Galizia honoured at this year’s annual Pride March in Valletta
The Malta Gay Rights Movement organised this year’s annual Pride March in Valletta in memory of Daphne Caruana Galizia, Sion Grech and Lassana Cisse, who, in the MGRM’s words, were all victims of systemic failures of justice. MGRM said that the movement cannot stop at visibility while basic human rights and functioning justice are denied,…
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Pinkwashing the Mafia (China) State
If it is not obvious enough by now, the Labour Party is provoking pseudo-issues and obfuscating debates about LGBT rights in Malta through its continued co-option of the Malta Gay Rights Movement (MGRM) into its political fold, which it has done successfully, even thanks to some of its public activists. The latest fake debate is…
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Pride March was not about gay rights but about broader political issues
Political parties leaders have joined a Pride March organised by the Malta Gay Rights Movement (MGRM) last Saturday in Valletta. The press and the state broadcaster covered it like any other gay pride march, quoting the press releases by political parties and describing the march as an event promoting inclusion. There has been little discussion…
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Russian oligarchs in Malta have been funding cultural events throughout the war on Ukraine
The Russian oligarch and Maltese passport holder Konstantin Ishkanov has been funding along with the Maltese government various cultural events in Malta at the same time Russia is conducting a war on Ukraine and on its citizens. Incredibly, some of these events are also being organised with the University of Malta. The Malta Gay Rights…
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The Malta Gay Rights Movement should consider pulling out of Euro Pride in solidarity with women
If the Malta Gay Rights Movement has any dignity left, it should pull out of the government-sponsored Euro Pride in solidarity with women. The Maltese government is using the Euro Pride festivities to promote its progressive narrative, simultaneously as it passes laws that criminalise abortion and put women’s health in danger. Rebecca Butti?ie? the same…



