Malta Passes Groundbreaking Gender Identity and Intersex Rights Act
Malta's parliament unanimously passed the Gender Identity, Gender Expression and Sex Characteristics Act, allowing individuals to change their official gender marker by filing a simple notary affidavit without medical interventions. The Act also made Malta the first country in the world to outlaw non-consensual surgical intervention on intersex people, introducing a right to bodily integrity and physical autonomy.
Impact & Significance
Set a new global benchmark by combining gender self-ID with pioneering intersex protections, helping Malta achieve the top ranking in ILGA-Europe's Rainbow Map every year since 2015.
Reference Record
- Date
- 14 April 2015
- Era
- 2010-2019
- Sources
- 2
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