Comments on: NOM Played ‘Significant Behind Scenes Role’

By: Mike Hind

Mike Hind — Thu, 22 Feb 2018 22:04:13 +0000

Says a guy who lost the fight..

You DO get that that was why mr. Brown had to introduce that legislation, right? Cuz anti-equality lost.

You get that, right?

Remember that. YOU guys are the ones that had to cheat. Not us.

By: De Mangrove Dwella

De Mangrove Dwella — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 21:30:09 +0000

Biy, what cloak of darkness you going on bout. De whole bleddy island is awash in light these days. Can’t barely make out stars in mi sky.

Speaking of sky tho! Ya boi, Brian S(illy) Brown, came down pon de airplane and shru our ugly airport, guaranteed.

How bout we lot settle on a name for dis here contraversery, Marriage Gate?

By: Rainbow Justice

Rainbow Justice — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 21:06:59 +0000

BRIAN BROWN & NOM
UPDATE – Internal memos obtained by the Human Rights Campaign reveal that Brown’s organization, the National Organization for Marriage, was actively attempting to – in its own words – “drive a wedge between gays and blacks” and “provoke the gay marriage base into responding by denouncing (black) spokesmen and women as bigots.” A 2008-2009 Board Update also revealed that one of NOM’s goals was “fanning the hostility” (p.12) between the LGBTQ community and the black community.

https://www.glaad.org/cap/brian-brown

By: Rainbow Justice

Rainbow Justice — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 20:27:52 +0000

I wonder how the IRS would react knowing that this organization (NOM), that is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization, has been conducting business overseas in an effort to influence political decisions in other countries.

By: Rainbow Justice

Rainbow Justice — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 17:58:07 +0000

Every time a read the #FakeNews about 68% of the voters voted NO in the Referendum I cannot believe the PRESS just spews this # out again and again and again…..

Only 32% of the Registered voters voted NO to same sex marriage, that is less than a third – less than 33%…

Out of 63,000 people: 44,367 people were eligible to vote in the 2016 referendum on Same-Sex Marriage. Of those, 14,192 voted against gay marriage. That is ONLY 32% of the voting population.

This statement is a LIE and #FakeNews:
“In 2016, Bermuda conducted a national referendum to advise the Parliament on whether gay ‘marriage’ should be allowed, with 68% of voters resoundingly rejecting same-sex marriage.

By: Rainbow Justice

Rainbow Justice — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 16:31:12 +0000

Shocking

By: Rainbow Justice

Rainbow Justice — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 16:14:20 +0000

RELIGION & POLITICS
There is no doubt the PLP are in cahoots with DR. Melvyn Bassett of Preserve Marriage.
They have crafted a sinister campaign to deny equality to the LGBT community. Religion & Government abusing the Human Rights of a minority. That is just disgraceful and repugnant.
The use of race, religion and politics to further this attack on Equality is abominable.
The “Progressive” Labor Party legislated “discrimination”.

They lied about the numbers in the Referendum to the people of Bermuda and indeed the global press #FakeNews
LIES LIES LIES
Out of 63,000 people in #Bermuda , 44,367 people were eligible to vote in the 2016 referendum on Same-Sex Marriage. Of those, 14,192 voted against gay marriage. That is ONLY 32% of the voting population.

There is no doubt the PLP are in bed with Preserve Marriage – Look where there founders day is being held. Willowbank. And who is the Chair of Willowbank? Melvyn Bassett. What a twisted situation. It’s all religious crap.

By: Rainbow Justice

Rainbow Justice — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 15:48:20 +0000

TRAGIC

By: spider

spider — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 00:41:42 +0000

NOM is on a mission of hate and divisiveness under the guise of saving a relic of history which can barely sustain itself on its own merits. They should be welcoming anybody that wants to get married. The only thing they have accomplished is created a divide between married heterosexuals and in essence married homosexuals in name only, all else remains the same. So much for saving family values, the jury just voted there was no difference either way. Unfortunately the reckless behaviour of PM has damaged BDA’s reputation. Unquestionably.

By: wahoo juice

wahoo juice — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 22:05:12 +0000

Well dis could be another Jet Gayte…I’m just sayin’.

By: trumpeteer

trumpeteer — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 21:16:45 +0000

Fake news!

By: Anbu

Anbu — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 19:18:45 +0000

Anyone who comes here for the pee el pee dont need no work permit. A certain pastor comes to mind. Sheesh u can outright lie and still have your way if u fit a certain criteria.

By: Mrs Brady

Mrs Brady — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 18:13:14 +0000

Now that he’s lost the fight in his own country, he has to go to a backwards place to spew his hatred there. Another case of religion being used as an excuse to judge and discriminate.

By: Zevon

Zevon — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 17:12:02 +0000

So mysterious and unelected foriegn organizations are dramatically influencing official PLP policy. So much for ‘putting Bermudians first’.

By: wahoo

wahoo — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 17:01:34 +0000

Yes as if under a cloak of darkness he was brought to our island to work under cover and perhaps fund the PM group. It would be interesting to know what he put on his immigration card when he arrived as purpose of visit. Now he is so proud of the accomplishment he cannot help himself but to blurt out how important he feels. If what I am guessing is true he broke some laws but hey…. what laws?

By: Rocky5

Rocky5 — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 16:51:58 +0000

https://www.salon.com/2016/11/11/bye-gay-rights-donald-trump-is-being-courted-by-national-organization-for-marriage-to-undo-wins-under-president-obama/
n the heels of a Donald Trump victory in November 2016, the National Organization for Marriage, which the Southern Poverty Law Center ( https://www.splcenter.org/ )identifies as a hate group against marriage equality, wants to undo the victories for LGBTQ Americans during the President Obama administration.

The group’s president, Brian Brown, outlined his plan on November 11, 2016 to help Trump & the Republicans overturn Obergefell v. Hodges — the landmark Supreme Court ruling that legalized gay marriage nationwide.

By: campervan

campervan — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 16:14:21 +0000

The face of a bigot. He could be doing something useful like helping war refugees, but Oh No, he expends his energies and finances ramping up the bigotry and prejudice to deny human rights in another persons country.

By: erica martin

erica martin — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 15:40:17 +0000

Very scary and sooooooo hypocritical.

By: erica martin

erica martin — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 15:39:45 +0000

So disgusting, backward and bigoted. I honestly believe the people who are so homophobic tend to be the ones living secret lives they’re ashamed of. What are they so afraid of? Very very sad for Bermuda. Everyone deserves equal rights. Love will win in the end.

By: Yesitsme

Yesitsme — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 15:32:12 +0000

Why, he only met with them. There was no paid work.

By: BobtheBuilder

BobtheBuilder — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 14:58:37 +0000

These comments are hilarious. Sounds like certain people groups lost their fight and now are trying to run smear campaigns. Plp and Trump together…lol. He doesn’t even like this $#!T hole country.
And people can come to the island to discuss strategy. It never says he was played, and it never said the duration of time he stayed so stop searching for the needle in the haystack that doesn’t exist. Lmao

By: Sigh

Sigh — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 14:42:09 +0000

Meddling in foreign affairs, oh the irony.

By: Quinton B. Butterfield

Quinton B. Butterfield — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 14:07:59 +0000

NOM is not only anti-gay, it is also a racist organization. They had a strategy at one point to use Latinos and blacks as pawns in their overall anti-gay push in California. Apparently they did the same here. And Preserve Marriage fell for it hook, line and sinker. I guess the saying, the enemy of my enemy is my friend…..

By: Longtail

Longtail — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 13:59:33 +0000

” President Brian Brown traveled here twice “to meet with activists from Preserve Marriage Bermuda to discuss potential strategies.”

Work permit?

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 13:37:59 +0000

Who knew? The american right wing and the plp are connected? Oh wait, everyone knows but much like in the usa right now, facts dont matter. Thanks to all those numpties who voted trump/plp!

By: Onion

Onion — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 13:25:49 +0000

More behind the scenes ties between the PLP and American far-right wing.

By: Curious

Curious — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 13:22:00 +0000

Time to follow the money folks – how did this foreign funding get to Preserve Marriage cash, check or wire transfer and what Bermuda 501(c) 3 facilitated their funding support- Friends of the Bermuda Community Foundation or others?

Time to publish the detailed accounts of our Bermuda based organisations who are willing to facilitate this type of foreign funding and strategy input on issues of our Diversity and Inclusion.

Time to take stock that we got played and the collateral damage both internally and externally is our to own.

By: Toodle-oo

Toodle-oo — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 13:16:36 +0000

It would seem that we actually like the situation you claim we should abhor.
And there already is a ‘local’ example to back it up .

Namely ‘Genevieve’

By: where is the outrage that

where is the outrage that — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 12:55:31 +0000

a non-Bermudian group came to our beloved island and interfered with a societal situation.

If a local ex-pat had stood up and made their views known–they would have swiftly been put in their place and told to remember they are a guest here.

Have we no shame for our blatant hypocrisy.

This is even more embaraasing than the hate spewed by PM.

By: Joe Bloggs

Joe Bloggs — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 12:48:19 +0000

“Bermuda is widely being reported as the first country to repeal same sex marriage”

What a legacy for Bermuda!