Bermuda Outlaws Gay Marriage, Less Than a Year After It Became Legal

  • 6 years ago
Bermuda Outlaws Gay Marriage, Less Than a Year After It Became Legal
In 2016, Bermudians voted against same-sex marriage in a referendum, and after the court ruling in May, the territory’s legislature drafted a bill banning same-sex marriage
but giving all couples legal recognition as domestic partners.
Human Rights Campaign said that This decision strips loving same-sex couples of the right to marry
and jeopardizes Bermuda’s international reputation and economy,
Same-sex marriage became legal in Bermuda, a British overseas territory, in May as a result of a ruling by the island’s Supreme Court.
Human rights are not compromisable." A few months ago, as Parliament considered the legislation,
the Bermuda Tourism Authority urged lawmakers to uphold same-sex marriage.
Kansas said that I will love who I choose to love and I will marry who I choose to marry,

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