Bermuda
legalised marriage equality a
year ago, but now
it's taking it back
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Last year,
Bermuda made
marriage equality legal. Now, the British overseas territory now stands as the first jurisdiction in the world to go backward on the decision.
Signed into law by Bermuda's governor John Rankin
on Thursday, the legislation strips the right for LGBTQ couples to get married — instead allowing them to undertake civil partnerships only.*
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LGBTQ couples who married overseas or under
Bermuda law will still have their marriages recognised. This new legislation follows a landmark decision by Bermuda's Supreme Court last May
that ruled in favour of a gay couple who wanted to get married.
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