Tag: British island
Bermuda legalizes same-sex marriage in landmark Supreme Court case
'Today, history has been made and love has won'
Bermuda legalized same-sex marriage yesterday (5 May) after a long and arduous Supreme Court case.
Bermudian Winston Godwin and his Canadian fiancé, Greg DeRoche fought for the right to be married on the British island territory.
The Registrar-General rejected their application to be married on the island, so they took their fight to the top court, arguing that the Human Rights Act took primacy in Bermuda.
Puisne Judge Charles-Etta Simmons said in the ruling:...
