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Columnist John Barritt says two recent court rulings show that judges should beware of second-guessing politicians’ efforts to manage political differences

Bermuda athletes at the upcoming Commonwealth Games will face protests against the Government’s ban on marriage equality, says British human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell

Supporters of same-sex marriage would have a “good chance” of victory if their case was heard in the European Court of Human Rights, a constitutional expert said. Nicola Barker, a professor of law at the University of Liverpool in England, highlighte...

Campaigners vowed to keep fighting for equality despite disappointment after Privy Council judges allowed the Government’s legal challenge against same-sex marriage

Different sections of the community will be celebrating or mourning this week after the Privy Council upheld the Government’s laws creating civil unions for same-sex couples but banning same-sex marriages. While the decision, by four judges of Bermu...

Judges at the island’s highest court of appeal found that legislation banning same-sex marriage in Bermuda was not unconstitutional.

June 2013: The Human Rights Act 1981 is amended to outlaw discrimination due to sexual orientation. Wayne Furbert, then an Opposition MP, tries unsuccessfully to remove same-sex marriage from the new provision. October 2015: Preserve Marriage...

A Privy Council ruling on legislation intended to halt same sex marriages is set to be delivered on Monday morning – more than a year after the case was heard. The decision on the case, between the Attorney-General of Bermuda and Rod Ferguson and oth...

Dear Sir, Almost half a million dollars spent on trying to tell someone who they can and cannot marry? What a waste of money! We have women and children who are being abused and living in shelters. They could use some of that money. We have homeless ...

Dear Sir, Thank you for the fascinating information included in February’s Black History Month coverage in The Royal Gazette. I knew nothing about Eddie “The Sheikh” Gardner, for instance. What a great man! What an inspiring story! Glenn Fubler told...

Royal Gazette intern Chelsea Hill discusses the frustrations of waiting for a decision from the Privy Council on same sex marriage

A charity set up to protect the rights of gay people is to recruit its first executive director OUTBermuda has also bolstered its leadership team by with the appointment of four new volunteers to its board. Adrian Hartnett-Beasley, OUTBermuda’s chai...