Gozo has its first rainbow zebra crossing, the traditional black and white stripes of the crossing have been changed to rainbow colours of the LBGT community, to celebrate the first anniversary of the granting of civil union rights in Malta.
The crossing launch was attended by The Minister for Gozo Dr Anton Refalo, The Minister for Social Dialogue, Consumer Affairs and Civil Liberties Dr Helena Dalli and the Parliamentary Secretary for Persons with Disability and Active Ageing Dr Justyne Caruana, together with children from Gozo College Victoria Primary School, who were the first to go over the crossing.
Minister Dalli explained that in the last 12 months 47 couples were joined in Civil Union, 30 of them were same sex couples who registered in Malta and 2 registered in Gozo. There were also 7 same-sex couples from abroad who joined in civil unions, who first married abroad and then registered the union in this country.
The colourful crossing, the Government’s contribution to the United Nations’ ‘free and equal’ campaign, is located in Fortunata Mizzi Street, Victoria, outside the Arkadia Commercial Centre.
Malta Parliament last year, voted in favour of the civil unions law.
Photographs: George Scerri