{"id":22845,"date":"2021-05-28T02:21:16","date_gmt":"2021-05-28T02:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.visitmalta.com\/a\/gay-friendly-malta\/"},"modified":"2021-05-28T02:21:16","modified_gmt":"2021-05-28T02:21:16","slug":"gay-friendly-malta","status":"publish","type":"a","link":"https:\/\/www.visitmalta.com\/en\/a\/gay-friendly-malta\/","title":{"rendered":"Gay Friendly Malta"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"page-article__content\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-8 offset-lg-2\">\n<h2 class=\"mb-5 text-center font-weight-bold\">                              Gay Friendly Malta<\/h2>\n<div id=\"dvArticle\">      <span id=\"ctl00_ctl00_Body_PageContent_ContentControl_lblPageContent\"><\/p>\n<p>Over the past few years, Malta has experienced a definite and positive shift towards greater cultural acceptance of LGBTIQ in all aspects of life. This, together with recent changes in legislation introduced by government, saw the Maltese Islands rise to first place on the ILGA-Europe <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ilga-europe.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2016\/malta.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Rainbow Europe Index<\/strong><\/a> in 2016. This has also contributed to make Malta increasingly popular with gay travelers. <\/p>\n<p>Guests from abroad will find that the vast majority of the Maltese people are gracious and welcoming hosts, eager to help them discover Malta, Gozo and Comino and make their stay&nbsp;enjoyable and hassle-free. The gay community will be glad to share tips on the best restaurants, cafes, pubs, nightclubs and boutiques to visit, as well as gay-friendly hotels and other accommodation to stay in. They will also know about upcoming events, social gatherings and parties.<\/p>\n<p>As always, like-minded locals are your best guides.<\/p>\n<p>For information about the gay scene in Malta and Gozo, consult <a href=\"http:\/\/www.GayMalta.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>gaymalta.com<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; a non-profit website which contains an up-to-date Gay Events Calendar, Local News, a listing of currently open Gay Bars\/Venues and other info that would be of interest to the gay visitor.<\/p>\n<p>You can also find a wealth of information on <a href=\"http:\/\/gayguidemalta.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Gay Guide Malta<\/strong><\/a> at the following sites and channels:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/gayguidemalta.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/gayguidemalta.com<br \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Facebook: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GayGuideMalta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GayGuideMalta<br \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Twitter: <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/GayGuideMalta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/twitter.com\/GayGuideMalta<\/a> <\/li>\n<li>Instagram: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gayguidemalta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gayguidemalta<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h2>Other Sources:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>ILGA-Europe Malta Report: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ilga-europe.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2016\/malta.pdf\">http:\/\/www.ilga-europe.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2016\/malta.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Malta Gay Rights Movement: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.maltagayrights.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.maltagayrights.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h2>Video:&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<div class='video-container'><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/span>  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-22845","a","type-a","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Gay Friendly Malta - Visit Malta<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Gay Friendly Malta - Visit Malta\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Gay Friendly Malta Over the past few years, Malta has experienced a definite and positive shift towards greater cultural acceptance of LGBTIQ in all aspects of life. 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