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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...

Two same-sex couples are expected to apply to wed in Bermuda in the coming days and are likely to appeal directly to the courts if they are not given permission to marry. The couples — one female and one male — will be represented by former Attorney-...

Dear Sir, When I landed in Bermuda for a three-day vacation, the first thing I noticed were the colourful hues of the houses. During the drive to my hotel, I subsequently learnt that Bermudians have the right to paint the walls of their houses whatev...

Low turnout at last week’s referendum shows that Bermudians have deeper worries than same-sex unions, according to the LGBTQ group OUTBermuda. While voters turned down both same-sex marriage and civil unions, too few showed at the polls for the refer...

Dear Sir, None of us likes being alone. Happiness is to be found for the vast majority of people by sharing life with a member of the opposite sex and our matrimonial statutory and case law have developed over many generations to safeguard the intere...

Michael Dunkley has lamented the failure of MPs to stand up and “fight for what they live” as they debated the same-sex referendum on Friday night. The Premier noted that politicians past and present “have a lifestyle” in line with the same-sex commu...

The Rainbow Alliance gave thanks to the public for its “love and support” throughout the lead-up to the referendum. “The Rainbow Alliance of Bermuda would like to acknowledge the outpouring of love and support for the LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, t...

Wesley Methodist Church opened its doors to Bermuda’s gay community and their supporters for a special service. Members of the Rainbow Alliance, Out Bermuda and the Human Rights Commission were among more than 130 people who attended the event in Ha...

A mistake at the threshold of the advanced polling station almost deprived one voter of their say in next week’s referendum. Grenville Lines, travelling for his son’s graduation on June 23, admitted the onus had been on him to acquire the right paper...

Sir John Swan will vote in favour of same-sex marriage and civil unions in next week’s referendum, he declared yesterday. The former Premier, political icon and Bermuda’s 2016 national hero told The Royal Gazette that he had “evolved” since he voted ...

No churches will be used as polling stations for the referendum on same-sex relationships, home affairs minister Patricia Gordon-Pamplin announced yesterday. Mrs Gordon-Pamplin told a press conference schools would largely be used for the ballot, as ...

About 100 people surrounded the House of Assembly this afternoon to pray and demonstrate their opposition to same-sex marriages and civil unions. The gathering, which was organised by Preserve Marriage, comes less than two weeks before a referendum o...