British singer and former X Factor UK contestant Lucy Spraggan’s recent Instagram post recalling her traumatic sexual harassment experience in Malta has sent social media into a frenzy. The shocking revelation was highlighted by the singer in a post published on Thursday, where she stated that despite Malta’s status as LGBT-friendly and progressive, Spraggan and her partner were harassed on multiple occasions.
During the two and a half days spent in Malta, the couple were strolling through a ‘party destination’ with gentlemen’s clubs where multiple people shouted ‘lesbians’ at them. Spraggan also stated that the two went to a Valletta restaurant where the waiter said “the way you girls are sitting is so sexy, you are making us all hard” before going on to make other derogatory comments.
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After checking into a hotel where the balcony door didn’t lock and receiving another slur of comments while going out for ice cream, the couple decided that they were done with Malta. The traumatised singer concluded her post by stating: “I am sick to f*cking death of feeling threatened as a woman. Sick to f*cking death of feeling threatened as a lesbian. I am sick to f*cking death of being spoken down to by men across the globe.”
Malta’s Equality Minister Owen Bonnici has since invited Spraggan back to Malta for the 2023 EuroPride Festival, expressing how upset he is at her bad experience.
What do you make of this? Do you think Malta is safe for members of the LGBTIQ community?
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