Malta says yes to same-sex marriage

There have been celebrations across Malta over its decision to legalise same-sex marriage.It follows Prime Minister Joseph Muscat’s vow to reinforce equality on the once staunchly conservative and Roman Catholic Mediterranean island.The new law, (which drew cross-party support,) removes words such as “husband”, “wife”, “mother” and “father” from the Marriage Act and replaces them with the gender-neutral “spouse” and “parent who gave birth” and “parent who did not give birth”.Malta is the 24th country in the world to legalise same-sex marriage with the move coming just two weeks after Germany’s parliament adopted a similar measure.