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{{Short description|Maltese LGBT rights activist}}
[[file:Week of Women (30908756332).jpg|thumb|right|Gabi Calleja]]
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'''Gabi Calleja''' is a gay rights activist in [[Malta]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20120612/local/Straight-talking-on-gay-rights.423915|title=Straight talking on gay rights|work=Times of Malta}}</ref>
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She read for a Masters in Youth and Community Studies at the [[University of Malta]].<ref name="europa.eu">{{cite web|url=http://eige.europa.eu/content/gabi-calleja|title=Gabi Calleja, Malta|work=EIGE}}</ref> As of 2010, she is chairwoman of the Malta Gay Rights Movement.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/interview/3166/indifferent-strokes-gabi-calleja#.VAoHxel0yM8|title=Indifferent strokes - Gabi Calleja|work=MaltaToday.com.mt}}</ref> As of 2014, she is co-chair of the Executive Board of [[International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association|ILGA]] Europe, a lesbian and gay advocacy group.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/31/us-cyprus-gaypride-idUSKBN0EB0O120140531|title=Thousands march in Cyprus' first gay pride, seeking equal rights|work=Reuters}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ilga-europe.org/home/news/for_media/media_releases/denmark_becomes_the_first_european_country_to_allow_legal_change_of_gender_without_clinical_diagnosis |title=ILGA-Europe |work=ilga-europe.org |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140905235459/http://www.ilga-europe.org/home/news/for_media/media_releases/denmark_becomes_the_first_european_country_to_allow_legal_change_of_gender_without_clinical_diagnosis |archivedate=2014-09-05 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://rt.com/news/165772-denmark-gender-change-sterilization/|title=Denmark allows gender change without forced sterilization|work=rt.com}}</ref>
|image = Gabi Calleja - Week of Women - 2016 - (30908756332) (cropped).jpg
|caption = Calleja in 2016
|birth_place = [[Malta]]
|nationality = [[Maltese people|Maltese]]
|known_for = [[LGBTIQ rights]]
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'''Gabi Calleja''' is an [[LGBT rights by country or territory|LGBTIQ rights]] activist in [[Malta]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20120612/local/Straight-talking-on-gay-rights.423915|title=Straight talking on gay rights|work=Times of Malta|date=12 June 2012 }}</ref>
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She read for a Masters in Youth and Community Studies at the [[University of Malta]].<ref name="europa.eu">{{cite web|url=http://eige.europa.eu/content/gabi-calleja|title=Gabi Calleja, Malta|work=EIGE|access-date=2014-09-05|archive-date=2015-06-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610181718/http://eige.europa.eu/content/gabi-calleja|url-status=dead}}</ref> From 2010 to 2019, she was the coordinator of the [[Malta Gay Rights Movement]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/interview/3166/indifferent-strokes-gabi-calleja#.VAoHxel0yM8|title=Indifferent strokes - Gabi Calleja|work=MaltaToday.com.mt}}</ref> As of 2014, she is co-chair of the Executive Board of [[International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association|ILGA]] Europe, a lesbian and gay advocacy group.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cyprus-gaypride-idUSKBN0EB0O120140531|title=Thousands march in Cyprus' first gay pride, seeking equal rights|work=Reuters|date=31 May 2014 }}</ref> In 2014 she spoke publicly in favor of Denmark's removing a law which had required transgender people to undergo [[Sterilization (medicine)|sterilization]] before they were legally allowed to change their gender.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ilga-europe.org/home/news/for_media/media_releases/denmark_becomes_the_first_european_country_to_allow_legal_change_of_gender_without_clinical_diagnosis |title=ILGA-Europe |work=ilga-europe.org |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140905235459/http://www.ilga-europe.org/home/news/for_media/media_releases/denmark_becomes_the_first_european_country_to_allow_legal_change_of_gender_without_clinical_diagnosis |archivedate=2014-09-05 }}</ref>


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.<ref name="europa.eu"/> 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.<ref name="europa.eu"/>
In addition to her work on LGBT 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.<ref name="europa.eu"/> 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.<ref name="europa.eu"/>


She received a 2012 [[International Women of Courage]] award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://malta.usembassy.gov/en-05242012.html|title=Latest Embassy News and Recent Events - Embassy of the United States Valletta, Malta|work=usembassy.gov}}</ref>
She received a 2012 [[International Women of Courage]] award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://malta.usembassy.gov/en-05242012.html|title=Latest Embassy News and Recent Events - Embassy of the United States Valletta, Malta|work=usembassy.gov|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140423022409/http://malta.usembassy.gov/en-05242012.html|archivedate=2014-04-23}}</ref>

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==External links==
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* [https://twitter.com/gabicall Gabi Calleja's Twitter]


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* [https://twitter.com/gabicall Gabi Calleja's Twitter]


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Gabi Calleja
Calleja in 2016
Born
Malta
NationalityMaltese
Known forLGBTIQ rights

Gabi Calleja is an LGBTIQ rights activist in Malta.[1] She read for a Masters in Youth and Community Studies at the University of Malta.[2] From 2010 to 2019, she was the coordinator 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]

In addition to her work on LGBT 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.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Straight talking on gay rights". Times of Malta. 12 June 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "Gabi Calleja, Malta". EIGE. Archived from the original on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2014-09-05.
  3. ^ "Indifferent strokes - Gabi Calleja". MaltaToday.com.mt.
  4. ^ "Thousands march in Cyprus' first gay pride, seeking equal rights". Reuters. 31 May 2014.
  5. ^ "ILGA-Europe". ilga-europe.org. Archived from the original on 2014-09-05.
  6. ^ "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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