Topic: Chantelle Day and Vickie Bodden Bush
Privy Council set to rule on same-sex marriage
On Monday, 14 March, the UK Privy Council will be handing down its judgment on whether same-sex marriages are compatible with Cayman’s Constitution.
One year on: Civil Partnership advocates want more
While local couples, both same-sex and heterosexual, have been making use of the Civil Partnership Act, LGBTQ+ advocates here say it still falls short of offering the protection needed to be on a par with marriage.
26 couples register civil partnerships
A total of 26 civil partnerships have been registered in the Cayman Islands in the six months since the legal framework to formalise same-sex relationships was enacted last September.
Year in review: Same-sex rights advanced despite political opposition
The debate over marriage rights for same-sex couples heated up in 2020 with Governor Martyn Roper ultimately using his reserved power to push through a civil partnerships law that had been rejected by Cayman Islands legislators.
Framework for civil partnerships may be set by end of September
Although Cayman’s same-sex couples legally can now enter into formal partnerships and enjoy the same rights as married couples, the process to execute the Civil Partnership Law will take not take effect until later this month.
FCO: ‘Disappointed’ in Domestic Partnership Bill defeat
The defeat of the Domestic Partnership Bill in the Legislative Assembly this week now leaves the fate and the future of legalising same-sex relationships in the Cayman Islands in the hands of the UK government and the Privy Council.
Lawmakers to vote on Domestic Partnership Bill today
After a lengthy and at times emotive debate local legislators will vote on the Domestic Partnership Bill on Wednesday.
Timeline: 20 years of LGBTQ rights in Cayman
The Chantelle Day and Vickie Bodden Bush marriage case has made LGBTQ rights a more visible topic in Cayman in recent years, but their fight is not the islands’ first.
Civil partnerships bill in the works
Government has started the process to create legislation to resolve the issue of same-sex unions in the Cayman Islands.
Year in Review: Many twists and turns in campaign for marriage rights
A long-simmering debate over rights for same-sex couples reached boiling point this year.
Eden takes aim at Governor’s Throne Speech comments
Savannah MLA Anthony Eden defended fellow legislators Monday as he rejected comments made by Governor Martyn Roper in his Throne Speech.
Miller: Alternatives to changing Marriage Law needed
Legislator Ezzard Miller urges church leaders to consider alternatives to their hardline position on same-sex marriages.
No resolution for same-sex marriage planned until next year
Premier Alden McLaughlin suggested that action on the same-sex marriage issue will take place until early 2020.
