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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...

An American motivational speaker said last night that he regretted past statements in which he referred to homosexuality as a “sickness” and to gays as “an inferior being”. James Small said that comments he had made about homosexuality in a series o...

Three acts of vandalism in the run-up to Bermuda’s first Pride parade are still under investigation, police have revealed. CCTV footage showed a suspect spray-painting the Pride sticker on the front entrance of The Royal Gazette offices on Par-la-Vil...

“It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have” — James Baldwin Over the past week or so, we have seen Bermuda divided yet once again, based around the Pride parade last Saturday and the ...

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...

Bermuda’s first gay Pride parade could reinforce the island’s reputation as a friendly destination for LGBT travellers, the Bermuda Tourism Authority said yesterday. Kevin Dallas, the BTA CEO, said it was too early to tell how many visitors came to t...

A Pride parade is to become an annual fixture after 5,000-plus people took to the streets of Hamilton in a massive show of support at the weekend. Elizabeth Christopher, a lawyer and one of the organisers, said Saturday’s celebrations went “much bett...

Organisers of Bermuda’s first Pride parade said they were overwhelmed by the support for the event. Elizabeth Christopher said: “This is way bigger than we expected. We are so excited. It was building, things have changed, but it was never quite this...

A bank that has committed to encouraging diversity and inclusion donated $10,000 to a charity that supports the LGBT community. Clarien Bank handed over the funds to OutBermuda last week. The company said that a number of initiatives will be introduc...

A bigoted vandal has defaced a rainbow gay Pride sign across the front entrance to The Royal Gazette. The rainbow artwork, installed by Bermuda Press (Holdings) Ltd, the parent company of the newspaper, to mark the first Pride parade in Bermuda tomor...

Dear Sir, I am a Bermudian. I have always been proud of my island home but especially of who we are as a people. I am about to join all Bermudians in an event that will peel back layers of learnt and innate behaviours, notions, practices and belief...

A jubilant crowd took to its feet last night to welcome the country’s first Pride event today. A panel of Caribbean activists discussed the history of LBGT rights in their countries and their experiences of organising similar parades in their homela...