Gender-based violence (GBV) stems from unequal power dynamics and harmful beliefs about gender and identity. It targets people because of who they are or how they express themselves, and its effects are often lasting and deeply damaging.

Activists at 2025 protest Freedom Square for the World AIDS Day Rally: Silence = Death organised by Checkpoint Malta with the collaboration of MGRM, Graffiti, Allied Rainbow Communities, LGBTI+ Gozo, Aditus and Drachma. All photos by Jackie Roberts. A year ago we gathered in Valletta to remember those lost to the AIDS epidemic - those forced into silence, isolation, and invisibility by stigma and discrimination. We honoured their lives, reaffirmed our commitment to PLHIV, and

Whether you are locally based, actively planning your move to Malta and Gozo, or thinking about relocating to our island, you might have some queries about LGBTQIA+ realities here on the Maltese islands.

Why They Matter for the LGBTI+ Community – and Everyone Else

Pride in Gozo and around the world — is not just a celebration; it is a reminder that, as long as people face discrimination, bullying, hate speech, and violence because of who they are or whom they love, the fight is far from over. No one is free until we are all free.

Pride in Gozo and Malta is a joyful and welcoming celebration of love, acceptance, and unity. We are privileged to live in a country...

As we gear up for #Pride2025 , we know hateful comments will surface. Let’s be clear: there’s a big difference between opinion and hate...

The opposite of hate isn’t indifference—it’s love. And that love can be active. Here’s how to respond:

I am a seventeen-year-old queer Gozitan living in Gozo, and if I’m being honest, it’s tough out here. At home, at school, even just...

Welcome to the new and improved LGBTI+ Gozo blog, Beyond the Closet , created by young queer Gozitans, about young queer Gozitans, for...

In 2015 LGBTI+ Gozo issued the first press release asking for the creation of a GU Clinic; a Sexual health service in Gozo. We as an...

'Undetectable = Untransmittable' (U=U) is a campaign explaining how the sexual transmission of HIV can be stopped. When a person is...

HIV (Human immunodeficiency virus) is a virus that damages the cells of the immune system and weakens the ability to fight everyday...

What is PrEP? PrEP stands for pre-exposure prophylaxis. This involves taking medication to prevent HIV infection prior to potential...

Sometimes you are invested in something so much, you end up putting yourself in a tunnel vision. It’s difficult to get away from the...

What is PEPSE? PEPSE stands for post exposure prophylaxis following sexual exposure. It is a short course of HIV treatment, given to...

As President of an LGBTI organisation, I meet some people who tell me something along the lines of “What else do you need? We gave you...

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are infections that commonly spread by sex, all types of sex i.e. vaginal, oral and anal sex. The org