Bermuda becomes first country in the world to abolish same-sex marriage
Bermuda is set to become the first country in the world to abolish marriage equality , just six months after a gay couple won the right to marry. The country's parliament passed the Domestic Partnership Act on Friday (8 December), which will end same-sex marriage. Twenty-four MPs voted in favour of the Act, with 10 opposing the legislation. The bill was passed just six months after a gay couple won a landmark ruling to marry. The Supreme Court ruled that Winston Godwin and his Canadian fiancee Greg DeRoche should be allowed to marry, paving the way for marriage equality. The couple's lawyer Mark Pettingill hailed the ruling as a victory for human rights in Bermuda. "The message of hate and exclusion has been rejected. Human rights means human rights for all humans. Equally. No one is excluded. Gays who want to marry can now do so," he said. Several same-sex couples have married since the ruling. In future, LGBT couples will no longer be allowed to marry in Ber