HELPLESS IN HER OWN HOME: A MOTHER’S STORY ABOUT HER CONFUSED SON
by Blog Reader
A mother watches her son struggle. He says he feels he is a girl. If she tries to help, she risks prison. The ban on conversion therapy and rules on gender identity in Maltese law have created this situation.
Malta passed the Affirmation of Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Gender Expression Act. The law bans any effort to change, repress or eliminate a person’s gender identity or expression. Penalties include up to one year in jail and fines up to €10,000.
Another Act, the Gender Identity, Gender Expression and Sex Characteristics Act, allows self-identification. Biological sex yields to a person’s declared gender identity. No medical diagnosis is needed. This applies across public life, including schools and family matters.
A biological boy, with mental health issues, as is most common in such cases, declares he is a girl. His mother seeks to guide him back to biological reality. She talks to him about his body and natural development. Under the law, this countsas conversion therapy. She risks prosecution, fines and imprisonment.
If she turns to a priest for spiritual counsel or a nurse for medical advice, they too break the law. The ban covers any “treatment, practice or sustained effort”. Priests, counsellors and health workers fall under its reach. The law, by courtesy of the LGBTQ+ lobby, and a compliant parliament, silences parents and professionals.
Consequences unfold across society. Teachers hesitate to discuss biology. Doctors fear offering cautious therapy for distressed children. Families divide when one member affirms identity and the other questions it. Data from other countries with similar rules show rising numbers of youth identifying as transgender. Many later regret the path. Malta’s laws leave no room for caution.
Mental health experts note that many children with gender distress also face autism, trauma or depression. Yet the law treats affirmation as the only option. Questioning identity risks legal guilt. This troubles many Maltese families. Parents feel powerless in their own homes.
The gay lobby pushed for these changes. Parliament passed them with little debate. Now, everyday parenting collides with ideology. A mother cannot gently correct her son without fear. Priests cannot offer traditional guidance. Nurses cannot raise concerns about hasty transitions.
Public unease grows. Families deserve protection. Biology is not hate. Children need time, therapy and truth, not legal threats against those who love them most.
Real opposition could restore common sense and force the government to see reason before more families suffer.