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High-profile pastor Gary Simons has returned as the head of a new church. Mr Simons, the former pastor at Cornerstone Bible Fellowship, held his first service as senior pastor at GracePoint Church at Elbow Beach Resort & Spa on Sunday. He left Corne...

A performer at Bermuda’s first Pride parade expects a bigger and better party the second time around. Nicky Gurret said yesterday that Bermuda Pride 2019 had been “an event full of joy”. She added: “That’s a great indication of how things went and ...

Dear Sir, I writing your column once again, to give my wholehearted support to the organisers of the most recent LGBTQ Pride Parade. Truly the message was given to those who oppose this issue, around the world, especially here in Bermuda. What a sig...

A second-year university student is making strides in her lifelong committal to social justice. Emily Sinclair, 19, spent her freshman year at St Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia, Canada, volunteering with charities and community events. Emil...

The Commissioner of Police pledged to consider “the views of all communities and its leaders” as he announced a review into the management of Bermuda’s first Pride parade. Stephen Corbishley has previously expressed strong support for the parade, in ...

Dear Sir, As I stood at the junction of Front Street and Court Street, I could not help but be stunned at the size and enthusiasm of the participants in Bermuda’s first Pride event. Never before had I seen an equality event of such magnitude. Especia...

The mother of a gay man killed in a hate crime 25 years ago said the turnout for Bermuda’s first Pride parade showed his death was not in vain. Wilfred “Oopie” Ming, 22, was stabbed to death by Winston Burgess in September 1994 after they became invo...

An American motivational speaker said last night that he regretted past statements in which he referred to homosexuality as a “sickness” and to gays as “an inferior being”. James Small said that comments he had made about homosexuality in a series o...

Three acts of vandalism in the run-up to Bermuda’s first Pride parade are still under investigation, police have revealed. CCTV footage showed a suspect spray-painting the Pride sticker on the front entrance of The Royal Gazette offices on Par-la-Vil...

“It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have” — James Baldwin Over the past week or so, we have seen Bermuda divided yet once again, based around the Pride parade last Saturday and the ...

The Government’s delay in filing against same-sex marriage with the Privy Council in London has been branded “scandalous” by a lawyer for the side backing same-sex unions. Rod Attride-Stirling, representing the LGBTQ rights charity OutBermuda, with f...

Bermuda’s first gay Pride parade could reinforce the island’s reputation as a friendly destination for LGBT travellers, the Bermuda Tourism Authority said yesterday. Kevin Dallas, the BTA CEO, said it was too early to tell how many visitors came to t...