A number of personalities and other political bodies supported the event. These included Education Minister Louis Galea, MLP MPs Evarist Bartolo and Helena Dalli and representatives from Alternattiva Demokratika, the Alpha Party and Moviment Graffiti.

Asked how his presence at the parade fitted in with Nationalist Demo-Christian values, Minister Galea said that although his party was aligned with Christian principles, it also believed that the Church and the State are two separate entities and that government should not discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation.

Mr Bartolo and Mrs Dalli both praised the march. “I am here because the parade is lobbying for a fundamental human right,” Mr Bartolo said. “The small attendance was expected, given the level of prejudice still present in Malta, but the statement made is nonetheless significant.”