Gabi Calleja

Gabi Calleja
Callega in 2016
Born Malta
Nationality Maltese
Known for LGBT rights

Gabi Calleja is a gay rights activist in Malta.[1] She read for a Masters in Youth and Community Studies at the University of Malta.[2] As of 2010, she is chairwoman of the Malta Gay Rights Movement.[3] As of 2014, she is co-chair of the Executive Board of ILGA Europe, a lesbian and gay advocacy group.[4] In 2014 she spoke publicly in favor of Denmark's removing a law which had required transgender people to undergo sterilization before they were legally allowed to change their gender.[5][6]

In addition to her work on gay rights, she is also a senior executive in the public sector in Malta, and has worked in the fields of teaching, drug prevention, training, community development, fundraising, and project management.[2] In 2005, the “School Attendance Improvement” Report, a review of absenteeism from school in Malta, was published; she had been part of the group appointed to write it.[2]

She received a 2012 International Women of Courage award.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Straight talking on gay rights". Times of Malta.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gabi Calleja, Malta". EIGE.
  3. ↑ "Indifferent strokes - Gabi Calleja". MaltaToday.com.mt.
  4. ↑ "Thousands march in Cyprus' first gay pride, seeking equal rights". Reuters.
  5. ↑ "ILGA-Europe". ilga-europe.org. Archived from the original on 2014-09-05.
  6. ↑ "Denmark allows gender change without forced sterilization". rt.com.
  7. ↑ "Latest Embassy News and Recent Events - Embassy of the United States Valletta, Malta". usembassy.gov. Archived from the original on 2014-04-23.
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