Hashtag: #SameSexMarriage
Legal Challenge Filed: Same Sex Marriage
[Written by Don Burgess] Lawyer Mark Pettingill has filed a motion on behalf a client challenging the Constitutional issues of the Domestic Partnership Act. Mr Pettingill confirmed to Bernews he filed the motion Thursday afternoon. Governor John Rankin signed the Domestic Partnership Act into law last week, which replaced a court decision allowing... Read more of this article
Data Analysis | #BoycottBermuda Hashtag Use
The #BoycottBermuda hashtag has been recorded over 900 times in the past two months on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and various websites, according to an online tracking service. We started tracking it when it first appeared in December 2017, and with the assistance of an online tracking service, compiled the relevant data below, spanning from December... Read more of this article
NOM Played ‘Significant Behind Scenes Role’
The U.S. based National Organization for Marriage [NOM] stated they played a “significant behind-the-scenes role” in what they termed the “tremendous victory in Bermuda,” saying that NOM President Brian Brown traveled here twice “to meet with activists from Preserve Marriage Bermuda to discuss potential strategies.” Founded... Read more of this article
Column: Cultural Dynamics Of SSM Debate
[Opinion column written by Ryan Robinson Perinchief] The recent saga surrounding the passing of the Domestic Partnerships Bill has done a great disservice to the majority of Bermuda. I say this not on the basis that it is a step towards the inevitable legalisation of same-sex marriage, nor that it has stripped away fundamental rights from the LGBT+... Read more of this article
“Tracking This Impact Is Far More Difficult”
[Updated + Written by Don Burgess] A new round of attention is being drawn to the #BoycottBermuda hashtag across social media after Governor John Rankin signed the Domestic Partnership Act. Critics called it a step backwards as Bermuda became the first country to repeal same-sex marriage after a court last year ruled that gay couples had the right... Read more of this article
Twitter Responses: SSM/Partnerships Legislation
Bermuda’s legislation to replace same sex marriages with domestic partnerships was widely reported by international media following the Governor giving it assent this week, and the ‘Twitterverse’ also reacted, with those tweeting about it including business tycoon Richard Branson, American television host Katie Couric and actor John... Read more of this article
‘Continue To Support The LGBTQ Community’
Both the Rainbow Alliance of Bermuda and OUTBermuda groups have responded to the Governor giving assent to the Domestic Partnership Act, which paves the way for the legislation to replace same sex marriages with domestic partnerships to take effect. The Rainbow Alliance said they stand firm in their belief that all citizens of Bermuda, visitors,... Read more of this article
Preserve Marriage “Thankful” For SSM Decision
Preserve Marriage Bermuda said they are “thankful for the decision to reverse the law on same-sex marriage,” and while they do “not condone any legal union which may provide legal footing for same-sex marriage” they “commend the Government on being the first and only government in the world to reverse the laws on same-sex... Read more of this article
UK Minister: Not Appropriate To Block Legislation
“We are obviously disappointed about the removal of same-sex marriage in Bermuda,” British Minister of State Harriett Baldwin said, adding that the UK Secretary of State decided “it would not be appropriate to use the power to block legislation, which can only be used where there is a legal or constitutional basis for doing so, and... Read more of this article
International Media Report On Marriage Law
A number of overseas media have reported on the Governor giving assent to Bermuda’s legislation to replace same sex marriages with domestic partnerships, with outlets reporting on the situation including the Guardian, Time, Huffington Post, NBC News, Buzz Feed, NY Daily News, International Business Times, the Standard and more. Domestic Partnership... Read more of this article
Mark Pettingill: ‘May Warrant A Legal Challenge’
“There is a constitutional position which in my assessment may warrant a legal challenge” lawyer Mark Pettingill said, adding that it is a “matter which is currently under consideration.” Mr Pettingill — a former Attorney-General who represented Winston and Greg Godwin-DeRoche in their case which resulted in the Bermuda... Read more of this article
Governor Gives Assent: Domestic Partnerships
[Updating] The Governor has given assent to the Domestic Partnership Act 2017, Government House has just confirmed, meaning the legislation can now take effect. In a statement this afternoon [Feb 7], Governor John Rankin said, “After careful consideration in line with my responsibilities under the Constitution, I have today given assent to the... Read more of this article
