Topic: Same-sex marrriage
UK Parliament to consider bill to legalise same-sex marriage in Overseas Territories
Lord Michael Cashman has introduced a Private Members’ Bill in the UK's House of Lords to make same-sex marriage legal in the Cayman Islands and other British Overseas Territories.
Privy Council judge: Parliaments, not courts, should make laws
Retired Privy Council judge Lady Arden of Heswall, who was among the panel of UK judges who ruled last month that Cayman's Constitution does not provide a right for same-sex marriage, defended the decision, stating it is for legislators, not judges, to create laws.
Same-sex marriage ruling met with strong reactions
The Privy Council's ruling against a court-imposed same-sex marriage law in Cayman has received mixed reactions across the jurisdiction.
Privy Council: Cayman Constitution does not provide right for same-sex marriage
The UK Privy Council has ruled that the Cayman Islands Constitution does not provide a right for same-sex marriage and ruled in favour of the Cayman Islands government by dismissing the case of same-sex couple 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.
Raznovich hopeful for October ruling in same-sex case
Attorney Leonardo Raznovich has said he is hoping the Privy Council will deliver its ruling in the Chantelle Day and Vickie Bodden Bush same-sex marriage case when the court resumes in October.
Governor reassures LGBTQ community over civil partnership rights
Governor Martyn Roper has said if the legal challenge over of the use of his special reserve powers in enacting the Civil Partnership Law succeeds that is not the end of the matter.
Bermuda same-sex appeal heads to Privy Council this week
The Bermuda government's legal battle over same-sex marriage is set to begin next week in the UK's top court, the Privy Council.
Privy Council sets date for same-sex marriage appeal
The Privy Council has set 23 Feb. for hearing Caymanian couple Chantelle Day and Vickie Bodden Bush's challenge of the Court of Appeal's decision in their judicial review of Cayman's Marriage Law.
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.
Same-sex couple wins immigration rights battle
A Cayman Islands couple have won the right to have their same-sex marriage recognised by the island’s immigration authorities.
First same-sex couples celebrate civil unions
Samantha Louise Erksine and Alice Hillman Lopez have become the first same-sex couple in Cayman to have their union legally recognised here under the recently introduced Civil Partnership Law.
Cayman will never accept same-sex marriage
I have written about this subject several times in the past few years and I pray that our government will tell the human rights...
The dangers of expediency and conflation
Pastor Alson Ebanks comments on the current same-sex marriage debate
Domestic Partnership Bill debate begins
Debate on the Domestic Partnership Bill started in the Legislative Assembly on Monday as Premier Alden McLaughlin said it touched on the "most contentious issue" that he has seen since he entered the house 20 years ago.
Bryan: The people should know their options on same-sex marriages
George Town Central MLA Kenneth Bryan said he believed Cayman is still a far way off from being ready for independence.
Bryan, referencing an article published in the Cayman Compass on 25 Nov. on the issue, said, “I hope that previous articles did not give the misconception that I am against any kind of same-sex relations or that I would go for independence as a result.”
Gay cruise tourists staying on ship
The decision by the Cayman Islands government regarding same-sex marriage is an unfortunate one. We are visiting your island with a group of 300...
Court decision on same-sex marriage must be appealed
Any individual living in any country whose government claims to be bound by the rule of law knows that nobody, including the government, is...
Premier welcomes judgment
Premier Alden McLaughlin welcomed the Court of Appeal’s decision Thursday to put the issue of same-sex marriage back in the hands of the elected government.
EDITORIAL: Government must act fast on Court of Appeal order
The mandate of the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal is clear – government must create a legal equivalent of marriage for same-sex couples.
It’s likely...
