LGBTQ rights in the Sovereign Military Order of Malta | |
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 Sovereign Military Order of Malta |
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) citizens and members of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta may experience challenges not experienced by non-LGBT citizens and members.
The Sovereign Military Order of Malta is a sovereign subject of international law that maintains diplomatic relations with a majority of sovereign states.[1] It has over 13,000 members as of 2023.[2] The Order's three principal officers are counted as citizens, with other members retaining their existing citizenship.[3] The Order has its own constitution and issues its own diplomatic passports.[4]
The Order adheres to Roman Catholicism[4][5] and has taken conservative stances on social issues.[6]
- ^ Sovereign Military Order of Malta. "Bilateral relations". orderofmalta.int. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ Gran Priorato di Lombardia e Venezia. Atti approvati dal Capitolo Generale Straordinario, Ariccia, 25-29 gennaio 2023, 18.
- ^ Sack, John (1959). Report from Practically Nowhere. Harper. p. 140.
as part of the bargain only three men – the grand master, the lieutenant grand master, and the chancellor – could be citizens there. The other S.M.O.M.ians were to be citizens of the country they lived in."
- ^ a b Méndez, Lola (1 February 2024). "This is the world's rarest passport". CNN. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ De Paulo, Craig (2005). "Concerning Homosexuality and Christian Marriage" (PDF). Hospitallers. Vol. 1. Sovereign Military Order of Malta American Association. p. 5. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ Hoekstra, Michelle (12 January 2018). The Sovereign Military Order of Malta An exploration of the nonrecognition by the Netherlands (Master thesis). Erasmus University Rotterdam.