Bermuda Bans Gay Marriage Months After Legalizing It
Source: Newsweek Magazine
BERMUDA VOTES TO BAN GAY MARRIAGE JUST SIX MONTHS AFTER LEGALIZING IT
BY HARRIET SINCLAIR ON 12/14/17 AT 8:11 AM
Bermuda has voted to outlaw equal marriage, just six months after giving it the go-ahead.
In a Wednesday vote, senators in Bermuda decided to replace gay marriage with domestic partnerships, backing the Domestic Partnership Bill 8-3, following a 24-10 vote in favor of the act in the House of Assembly last Friday.
The move will put an end to the short-lived opportunity for gay people to get married in Bermuda, though those people who have already married a same-sex partner will continue to have their union legally recognized. Back in May, Bermuda’s Supreme Court ruled that a ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional, stating “the common law discriminates against same-sex couples by excluding them from marriage.”
However, the new ruling on domestic partnerships was pushed by the conservative ruling Progressive Labor Party, which took power in July.
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