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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 ...

A new law to ban same-sex marriage but give gay and straight couples the ability to enter into civil unions comes into effect today. The controversial Domestic Partnership Act 2018 becomes law as marriage-equality campaigners await a ruling from the ...

A decade ago, Colorado entrepreneur and philanthropist Jared Polis made history as the first openly gay man elected as a nonincumbent to Congress. But most voters did not get a glimpse of his longtime partner Marlon Reis until the night Polis won the...

Campaign group OutBermuda released the following statement about the same-sex Supreme Court hearing this week: “This week, we made history for all Bermudians who join us in support of fairness and equality. Through us, the Supreme Court listened resp...

Gay couples will still be able to wed in a church after a law designed to outlaw same-sex marriage comes into force — but the ceremonies will not have any legal standing, a lawyer told the Supreme Court yesterday. Melvin Douglas, for the Attorney-Gen...

Adrian Hartnett-Beasley was only 9 when his church in Bermuda voted on whether gay people should be welcomed as members and if they should be eligible to be ministers. He said: “I didn’t understand the complexities of what was being asked of us and c...

Darnell Moore grew up in Camden, New Jersey, a place where neighbours often felt like family. There were cheerleading squads, sports teams and regular dance parties at his grandparents’ house. “I smiled a lot because of the people I grew up with,” th...

Chief Justice Ian Kawaley made the wrong decision in the landmark Bermuda Bred case which gave same-sex partners the same rights to live and work on the island, the Court of Appeal has said in a written judgment. The Appeals Panel found that the Berm...

I have been clear in saying I deeply regret the creation of our new Domestic Partnership Act 2018, which takes away marriage equality for same sex couples. The United Nations has an entire area devoted to sexual orientation and I quote from its websi...

The island’s fight for marriage equality has been highlighted in a BBC World Service radio programme. Bermuda’s Change of Heart, presented by spoken word artist Tiffany Paynter, explored the toll the debate surrounding same-sex marriage has taken. ...