Malta Is the Safe Destination for Travelers From the LGBTQI+ Community, Survey Shows
Malta has been considered the safest destination for holidaymakers from the LGBTQI+ community.
Such conclusions were reached through the recent survey conducted by the Merchant Machine, which is an information and comparison website based in the United Kingdom, reports SchengenVisaInfo.com.
The Merchant Machine survey analyzed metrics, including the level of protection against LGBTQI+ hate crimes as well as laws on same-sex speech and marriage. In addition, the survey also looked at crime statistics in general, while also taking into account burglary rates, the crime index as well as the peace of each territory according to Global Peace Index, according to a report published by Lovin Malta.
Based on all the metrics mentioned above, Malta was considered the safest country for a holiday by the LGBTQI+ community, achieving a safety index of 369 and a theft rate of 47, which is t -second least of all the counties that participated in the survey.
In addition, the country’s travel security risk rating was 1, considered low, on a scale ranging from zero to four. According to the survey, a country with a low risk rating was considered politically and socially stable, with few prominent security concerns as well as low levels of non-violent crime.
In contrast, the survey showed that Russia was considered the most dangerous destination for LGBTQI+ travelers due to its policy of anti-LGBTQI+ discrimination, the prevalence of hate crimes and LGBTQI+ speech as well as the lack of equality in marriage.
Russia was followed by Turkey, Mexico, as well as South Korea, in terms of the most dangerous destinations for travelers of the LGBTQI+ community.
In a survey carried out last May by the LGBT lobby group ILGA, Malta was ranked first for the rights of the LGBT community for the seventh consecutive year, with an overall score of 92 percent in seven ‘ key areas.
Malta has made significant progress in terms of the rights of the LGBT community, including the introduction of civil unions, adoption rights as well as cohabitation rights for same-sex couples, inclusive education as well as some of the most advanced gender expression policies in the world.
Merchant Machine’s survey based on a study of 38 countries by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) ranked each country in several categories, including community travel safety, crime of -hate and speech laws, marriage rights, theft, travel safety. risk, crime rates, as well as general peace.
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