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Dear Sir, I am embarrassed to be Bermudian. How could Cabinet make such a terrible decision to go to the Privy Council and fight a losing battle against gay marriage? Bermuda has no money and there are far more just causes and other concerns that co...

Dear Sir, The following is a letter written to David Burt, the Premier, and copied to you. I was both saddened and shocked to read in this morning’s Royal Gazette (December 14, 2018) that a further appeal on the matter of same-sex marriage is planned...

Dear Sir, The Government has now lost before the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal on its political attempt to impose upon our entire society a religious belief that the institution of marriage should not be enjoyed by gay couples. The Governmen...

The Government sustained another legal defeat as the courts rule in favour of same-sex marriage. We have heard both sides of this issue and everyone is entitled to their opinions and beliefs. However, every citizen is owed all the rights and privile...

What’s another million dollars? Nothing if what you believe you are doing is right and in the best interests of your people. That is the conundrum the Bermuda Government is faced with in the wake of an entirely predictable defeat in the Court of Appe...

The Bermuda Government could face a legal bill “in the millions” for the fight against same-sex marriage if it appeals to the Privy Council, a lawyer involved in the case warned yesterday. Rod Attride-Stirling, who represented parties including Marye...

An anti-same-sex marriage pressure group said yesterday the courts disregarded a law passed by the Government when it restored the right of gay people to wed. A spokesman for Preserve Marriage said: “Preserve Marriage and Family Bermuda continues to ...

A ruling by the Court of Appeal to allow same-sex marriage in Bermuda could have international implications, a lawyer involved in the case said yesterday. Rod Attride-Stirling, who represented Maryellen Jackson and OutBermuda, said the judgment could...

Same-sex marriage gives gay couples a “stamp of approval” not provided by domestic partnerships, a lawyer argued yesterday. Mark Pettingill, who argued against a government appeal to reverse a Supreme Court decision to reinstate same-sex marriages,...

The battle over same-sex marriage returned to the courts yesterday for the start of a three-day hearing in the Court of Appeal. The Attorney-General will argue that former Chief Justice Ian Kawaley erred in a ruling that reopened the door for same-se...

Same-sex marriage advocates have said their “eyes are on the prize” as the issue comes before the Court of Appeal today. The hearing, scheduled for three days, will cover the Government’s appeal of a Supreme Court ruling that the Domestic Partnership...

The Bermuda Government’s legal grounds to revoke same-sex marriage can today be revealed in The Royal Gazette. The case, set to go before the Court of Appeal tomorrow, is scheduled for three days. The Attorney-General, represented by James Guthrie QC...