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Chief Justice Ian Kawaley has released a full judgment explaining why he didn’t stop the referendum on same-sex relationships from going ahead despite it being held in a “somewhat shabby and shambolic fashion”. The 44-page verdict expands on Mr Justi...

A group opposed to same-sex marriage and civil unions claimed yesterday that the Human Rights Commission had overstepped its boundaries by criticising legislation passed by MPs in Parliament last Friday. Preserve Marriage disagreed with the HRC’s vie...

A young Bermudian told yesterday how he and his fiancé wanted to help “make a difference” by becoming the first gay couple to argue in court for the right to marry here. Winston Godwin, 26, who grew up in Sandys and now lives in Toronto, told The Roy...

David Burt has accused the Bermuda Government of being “either tone-deaf or stupid” when it tried to “push down the throats of this country” the Pathways to Status Bill. The acting Opposition leader told The Royal Gazette the proposals that sparked p...

Same-sex marriage is not “culturally acceptable” and will not happen in Bermuda because the people do not want it, says the acting Opposition leader. The same applies to civil unions, David Burt told The Royal Gazette, revealing that he is opposed to...

The acting Leader of the Opposition has pledged to send his two young children to public school if he is in government when it is time for them to start their education. David Burt, who has an 18-month-old daughter and an eight-week-old son, told The...

David Burt has revealed his long-term intentions for the leadership of the Progressive Labour Party. “There is no vacancy in the leadership at this time, so it’s not something to discuss,” he told The Royal Gazette during an exclusive interview. “But...

An application by a gay couple to get married in Bermuda has been rejected by the Government. Bermudian Winston Godwin, 26, and his fiance Greg DeRoche, 29, who live in Toronto, filed notice of their intended marriage with Registrar-General Aubrey Pe...

A gay couple have applied to be married in Bermuda and their lawyer has warned that they will take the matter to court within days if they are not given permission to wed. Bermudian Winston Godwin, 26, and his fiancé Greg DeRoche, 29, who live in Tor...

A Bermudian shopkeeper left the island yesterday to enable him and his husband to have the “security of a long-term future” in a country that recognises their marriage. Christopher Edwards, 47, finished packing up Otto Wurz, the toy shop on Front Str...