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A gay couple seeking permission to marry in Bermuda are highly likely to succeed if their case goes before the courts, according to a human rights expert. Lawyer Mark Diel said recent court judgments regarding same-sex couples in Bermuda showed the I...

We live at a time when long-established cultural norms are increasingly being questioned. It’s a time when once seemingly intractable social orthodoxies are being regularly challenged and when the so-called marketplace of ideas has never been so vibr...

Electoral concerns should not sway the Bermuda Government from pressing ahead with same-sex marriage, according to former Progressive Labour Party MP Renee Webb. Ms Webb, who struggled unsuccessfully under the PLP Government to bring human rights pro...

The Bermuda Government would lose support from potential voters if it spearheaded legalising same-sex marriage, according to a new poll commissioned by The Royal Gazette. In the Global Research survey, carried out this month, 28 per cent of registere...

More Bermudians support same-sex marriage than oppose it, according to a survey commissioned by The Royal Gazette. The poll by Global Research this month found 48 per cent were in favour of legalising same-sex marriage, with 44 per cent against. By c...

A group staunchly opposed to same-sex marriage has organised an online petition against it. Describing themselves as concerned citizens from a wide cross-section of Bermuda, Preserve Marriage in Bermuda cited a poll from May of this year by Profiles ...

In any community, there is always a gulf between high-principled ideals and prosaic realities, between promise and actual performance. Bermuda is no exception. It’s now been almost a half-century since the modern Bermuda Constitution was promulgated....

Early education and awareness is key to protecting children from sexual abuse, according to Family Centre’s executive director. Martha Dismont said treatment of convicted offenders was the next most important step to reduce reoffending. However, the...

Women only hold 15.7 per cent of top leadership positions in Fortune 500 companies. This statistic is being highlighted by activists involved in the ‘Day of the Girl’, a global movement raising awareness about the many inequalities females face. Whi...

Dear Sir, It was sad to have my impressions confirmed that the event hosted at the Liberty Theatre recently would be speech promoting hate. What is especially disturbing is that Bermudians of stout Christian faith are so silent on matters of the ...

Dear Sir, A marriage is meant to be between a man and a woman. This has been the law for centuries and should not be interfered with. That said, there should be no problem with civil unions between same-sex couples. Let’s go for it. ARCY DUBYA

Citizens, activists and journalists have used the ‘Right to Know’ to reveal the details of public-private contracts for offshore oil drilling in Mexico and to seek reports about the Tempura corruption scandal involving the police and judiciary in the...