Bermuda becomes first country in world to repeal same-sex marriage

British island territory swaps marriage for domestic partnerships for LGBT couples in move criticised as attack on equal rights

Bermuda has become the first country to legalise and then repeal same-sex marriage, in what critics have called an unprecedented rollback of civil rights by the British island territory.

Bermuda’s governor on Wednesday approved a bill reversing the right of gay couples to marry, despite a supreme court ruling last year authorising same-sex marriage.

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from The Guardian http://ift.tt/2BMXZCM