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A gay rights charity that fought for same-sex marriage in Bermuda’s courts has welcomed its last legal challenge this week.
OutBermuda hailed its “final appeal in London for Bermuda’s historic marriage equality decision”.
Legal arguments will be ...
DATE: Feb 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Same-Sex Marriage
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The island’s final court of appeal will decide on same-sex marriage in Bermuda in February.
The news came as human rights group OutBermuda released an opinion poll that suggests 53 per cent of Bermudians are now in favour of same-sex marriage.
Adrian...
DATE: Sep 23, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Same-Sex Marriage
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A pair of protesters picketed Elbow Beach Resort & Spa yesterday morning over a controversial pastor.
The demonstration came as Gary Simons, a former Cornerstone Bible Fellowship minister, held a service at the hotel in his new role at GracePoint Chu...
DATE: Jan 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Same-Sex Marriage
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A gay rights campaigner called on spiritual leaders attached to a new church to show their perspectives on same-sex relationships had shifted.
Winston Godwin, whose legal fight paved the way for same-sex marriage in Bermuda, said of GracePoint Churc...
DATE: Jan 08, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Same-Sex Marriage
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The mother of a gay man killed in a hate crime 25 years ago said the turnout for Bermuda’s first Pride parade showed his death was not in vain.
Wilfred “Oopie” Ming, 22, was stabbed to death by Winston Burgess in September 1994 after they became invo...
DATE: Sep 12, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Same-Sex Marriage
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Government’s delay in filing against same-sex marriage with the Privy Council in London has been branded “scandalous” by a lawyer for the side backing same-sex unions.
Rod Attride-Stirling, representing the LGBTQ rights charity OutBermuda, with f...
DATE: Sep 05, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Same-Sex Marriage
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Massive support for Bermuda’s first Pride parade has forced an earlier start time.
Bermuda Pride 2019 said that organisers had been “overwhelmed with the support and goodwill from the community”.
A spokesman added: “The event promises to be extreme...
DATE: Aug 17, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Same-Sex Marriage
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A company owned by Bermuda’s longest-serving premier has thrown its weight behind Bermuda’s first gay pride march.
Sir John Swan has pledged that his landmark Seon Place office block in Hamilton will fly the Pride flag in the run-up to the August 31 ...
DATE: Aug 07, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Same-Sex Marriage
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A police station duty officer has revealed that for a decade she felt unable to bring her “whole self” to work because of people’s opinions about the LGBTQ community.
Linda Bogle-Mienzer described the pain of leaving part of her identity behind when ...
DATE: Aug 05, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Same-Sex Marriage
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A Bermudian bank yesterday said it would help to sponsor the island’s first gay pride march.
Butterfield Bank invited its staff to bring family and friends along to the August 31 event, which will feature a group from the bank in the parade.
Michael ...
DATE: Jul 31, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Same-Sex Marriage
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter