Non-binary and genderqueer are umbrella terms for gender identities that are not solely male or female. Non-binary identities often fall under the transgender umbrella since non-binary people typically identify with a gender that is different from the sex assigned to them at birth,though some non-binary people do not consider themselves transgender.
Lesbian,gay,bisexual,and transgender (LGBT) rights in Malta rank among the highest in the world. Throughout the late 20th and early 21st centuries,the rights of the LGBT community received more awareness and same-sex sexual activity was legalized on 29 January 1973. The prohibition was already dormant by the 1890s.
In law,sex characteristic refers to an attribute defined for the purposes of protecting individuals from discrimination due to their sexual features. The attribute of sex characteristics was first defined in national law in Malta in 2015. The legal term has since been adopted by United Nations,European,and Asia-Pacific institutions,and in a 2017 update to the Yogyakarta Principles on the application of international human rights law in relation to sexual orientation,gender identity,gender expression and sex characteristics.
Transgender Europe (TGEU) is a network of different organisations working to combat discrimination against trans people and support trans people rights. It was founded in 2005 in Vienna during the 1st European Transgender Council as "European Transgender Network" and it is currently a registered NGO as "Transgender Europe".
Transgender youth are children or adolescents who do not identify with the sex they were assigned at birth. Because transgender youth are usually dependent on their parents for care,shelter,financial support,and other needs,they face different challenges compared to adults. According to the World Professional Association for Transgender Health,the American Psychological Association,and the American Academy of Pediatrics,appropriate care for transgender youth may include supportive mental health care,social transition,and/or puberty blockers,which delay puberty and the development of secondary sex characteristics to allow children more time to explore their gender identity.
India has a long and ancient tradition of culture associated with the LGBTQ community,with many aspects that differ markedly from modern liberal western culture.
Mauro Cabral Grinspan,also known as Mauro Cabral,is an Argentinian intersex and trans activist,who serves as the Senior Officer for Gender Justice and Equity at the Global Philanthropy Project. Before that,he was the Executive Director of GATE. His work - as a signatory of the Yogyakarta Principles - focuses on the reform of medical protocols and law reform. In July 2015,Cabral received the inaugural Bob Hepple Equality Award.
Lesbian,gay,bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in Kerala face legal and social difficulties not experienced by non-LGBT persons. However,Kerala has been at the forefront of LGBT issues in India after Tamil Nadu. It became one of the first states in India to establish a welfare policy for the transgender community and in 2016,proposed implementing free gender affirmation surgery through government hospitals. Same-sex sexual activity has been legal since 2018,following the Supreme Court ruling in Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India. In addition,numerous LGBT-related events have been held across Kerala,including in Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram. However,there is also increasing opposition to LGBT rights recently as evidenced by the anti-LGBT campaigns spearheaded by meninist groups and Muslim organisations like Indian Union Muslim League,Samastha and Jamaat-e-Islami.
Intersex rights in Malta since 2015 are among the most progressive in the world. Intersex children in Malta have world-first protections from non-consensual cosmetic medical interventions,following the passing into law of the Gender Identity,Gender Expression and Sex Characteristics Act in 2015. All Maltese intersex persons have protection from discrimination. Individuals who seek it can access simple administrative methods of changing sex assignment,with binary and non-binary forms of identification available.
Jacob Tobia is an American LGBT rights activist,writer,producer,television host,and actor. In 2019,they published their memoir titled Sissy:A Coming-of-Gender Story. They are also the voice of Double Trouble in DreamWorks' animated series She-Ra and the Princesses of Power. Tobia has been recognized in Forbes 30 Under 30 and Out100.
Transgender rights in the United Kingdom have varied significantly over time,with transgender Britons facing many issues not experienced by non-trans individuals. These include various laws and public attitudes in regards to identity documents,as well as anti-discrimination measures used by or pertaining to transgender people,in the areas of employment,education,housing and social services,amongst others.
Gopi Shankar Madurai is an Indian equal rights and Indigenous rights activist. Shankar was one of the youngest,and the first openly intersex and genderqueer statutory authority and one of the candidates to contest in 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election. Shankar is also the founder of Srishti Madurai Student Volunteer Collective. Shankar's work inspired the Madras High Court to direct the Government of Tamil Nadu to order a ban on forced sex-selective surgeries on intersex infants. In December 2017,Shankar was elected to the executive board of ILGA Asia. In August 2020,the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment appointed Shankar as the South Regional representative in the National Council for Transgender Persons.
This is a timeline of LGBT Mormon history in the 2020s,part of a series of timelines consisting of events,publications,and speeches about LGBTQ+ individuals,topics around sexual orientation and gender minorities,and the community of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The 2019 European Parliament election was held in Malta on 25 May 2019. 8 different political parties took part in the election,of which,only 2 won seats in the European Parliament;the Labour Party and the Nationalist Party,with 4 and 2 seats respectively.
Preferred gender pronouns are the set of pronouns that an individual wants others to use to reflect that person's own gender identity. In English,when declaring one's chosen pronouns,a person will often state the subject and object pronouns,although sometimes,the possessive pronouns are also stated. The pronouns not chosen may include neopronouns such as "ze" and "zir".
Malta is a democratic republic whose human rights are constitutionally defined. Human rights concern the expression and treatment of other citizens,panning areas including religion,expression,and labour. The constitution acts as an impartial determinant in civil matters,including human rights issues. The Maltese ombudsmen are authorised to investigate disputes which infract the laws as determined by the constitution. Several organisations and NGOs have been established with the aim of creating awareness and calling for change around certain freedoms and rights within Malta. The constitution contains similar freedoms to that of other European nations and to aims to reach the standards as established by The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).
The Malta LGBTIQ Rights Movement (MGRM),previously known as the Malta Gay Rights Movement,is an organisation committed to achieve full equality for all LGBTIQ people in Malta regardless of sexual orientation,gender identity,sex characteristics and expression.
