Yesterday Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat tweeted his pride after his tiny island nation was ranked as the best in Europe on LGBT rights by ILGA-Europe. Malta Today reports:
Malta has shot up to a historic first place in the International Lesbian-Gay Association’s ‘Rainbow Europe’ league for LGBTIQ rights, overtaking the United Kingdom and Belgium. According to the table, Malta grants 89% of the total rights due to LGBTIQ people, ahead of the UK (85.55%) and Belgium (82.3%). At the other end of the latest ILGA rankings lies Azerbaijan, who reportedly grants just 5% of the total rights due to LGBTI people, followed closely by Russia (8.35%) and Turkey (8.9%).
Below is this year’s ranking. Visit ILGA’s Rainbow Europe site for a detailed breakdown on each nation.