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The Mayor of Hamilton admitted yesterday he was a “hypocrite” until his daughter made him rethink his traditional view of marriage. Charles Gosling said his daughter had convinced him to accept the principle of equal rights for gay people. Mr Gosling...

A psychotherapist is to discuss the importance of public support for gay people in the run-up to Bermuda’s first Pride event. Joanne Darrell Herbert said that an alliance between straight and gay people created a sense of “psychological safety” for t...

Rainbows have appeared over Hamilton in the run-up to Bermuda’s first gay Pride parade. Front Street fixtures including Butterfield Bank and Flanagan’s Irish Pub have used rainbow colours to mark the parade, which takes place on August 31. Chris Garl...

Massive support for Bermuda’s first Pride parade has forced an earlier start time. Bermuda Pride 2019 said that organisers had been “overwhelmed with the support and goodwill from the community”. A spokesman added: “The event promises to be extreme...

An all-woman drum corps has backed the gay Pride parade to be held later this month. Nicky Gurret, of Coral Beats, said the group wanted to perform in recognition of the human rights of all Bermudians. She added the event was “an important day in Ber...

A company owned by Bermuda’s longest-serving premier has thrown its weight behind Bermuda’s first gay pride march. Sir John Swan has pledged that his landmark Seon Place office block in Hamilton will fly the Pride flag in the run-up to the August 31 ...

A police station duty officer has revealed that for a decade she felt unable to bring her “whole self” to work because of people’s opinions about the LGBTQ community. Linda Bogle-Mienzer described the pain of leaving part of her identity behind when ...

A Bermudian bank yesterday said it would help to sponsor the island’s first gay pride march. Butterfield Bank invited its staff to bring family and friends along to the August 31 event, which will feature a group from the bank in the parade. Michael ...

Two Bermuda police officers will attend one of the world’s biggest Pride parades this weekend as the island gears up for its first gay rights celebration next month. Superintendent Sean Field-Lament and Sergeant Brian Macnab will work with Sussex Pol...

A crowdfunding campaign to raise cash to fight the next step of the Government’s legal battle against same-sex marriage has been launched. The Crowd Justice campaign, which started on Wednesday, had already raised nearly $5,000 by last night. Tony ...

Members of the gay community will spread the message that they belong to Bermuda at the island’s first Pride parade, its organisers said yesterday. Chen Foley, Liz Christopher and David Northcott unveiled plans and a specially designed logo for the e...

A gay rights group has teamed up with a top lawyer to highlight laws that protect LGBT people. OutBermuda said it had enlisted Peter Sanderson, head of litigation at law firm Benedek Lewin, to create a list of laws “specifically intended to protect ...