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An international group of human rights lawyers has asked the Premier to back a Supreme Court decision to lift a ban on same-sex marriages. The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute has written to David Burt and challenged him to show...

Dear Sir, A great deal of nonsense has been recently written and said about same-sex marriage. Most comments have been as incomprehensible as the reason why millions of people around the world are gay. It surely cannot be a matter of choice. I did no...

Dear Sir, If I may, I would like to address this open letter to the Premier, David Burt, regarding his government’s recent statement outlining its plan to appeal Chief Justice Kawaley’s ruling that granted marriage equality to all. Mr Burt: I could b...

The Bermuda Government is to appeal a landmark Supreme Court decision reversing the island’s ban on same-sex marriage. The proceedings against the June 6 ruling by Chief Justice Ian Kawaley were confirmed yesterday by Walton Brown, the Minister of Ho...

Organisers of a weekend gay pride church service said yesterday they hoped it would attract people outside the usual congregation. Sandy Mayor, chairwoman of the board at Wesley Methodist Church, said: “I would love for people from outside the commu...

When I was growing up, the phrase “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me” was often recounted as a taunt in response to words. I have come to realise that this term is untrue. Words can and do hurt. Words can be used to d...

The list of companies publicly supporting same-sex marriage has grown, with a raft of new additions after an article in The Royal Gazette earlier this week. We reported on Wednesday that 58 businesses — from bars and luxury hotels to law firms, globa...

The One Bermuda Alliance urged Government to save hundreds of thousands of dollars by dropping its appeal against the court ruling on the Domestic Partnership Act. David Burt, the Premier, has vowed to fight the judgment from Chief Justice Ian Kawale...

The Human Rights Commission said the Bermuda Government can cater for both the rights of the gay community and those with competing views in the church. The HRC gave its backing to the Supreme Court’s decision to reverse the ban on same-sex marriage,...

Chief Justice Ian Kawaley’s ruling in favour of marriage equality prompted a loud round of applause from the public gallery yesterday, and an even more joyful reaction outside the courtroom. Campaigners who launched the legal battle against the Attor...

Gay couples won the right to marry yesterday for the second time in little more than a year, but the Government said it would appeal the Supreme Court decision to reverse the ban on same-sex marriage. Chief Justice Ian Kawaley upheld a constitutional...

When our government originally published the domestic partnership legislation, I was disappointed because I was hoping this item would be lost in a myriad of priorities. I do agree with the sections that allow persons to perform ceremonies or not. I ...