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This year, though, despite the similar trappings, the atmosphere was completely different. Retrieved from " https: Mary Mazzariello rose to make an emotional plea for civil unions, revealing for the first time publicly that she has two lesbian daughters and longed for them to have the same opportunities for love and family as her straight son. In fact, the mood in the statehouse was almost festive, underscoring a sense that a true step forward in human rights was in process. The question of the legal status of same-sex relationships was attracting increasing attention in other states. MSMs allowed to donate blood. It seemed radical at the time, and tore the state apart so wretchedly and publicly that historians were hard-pressed to come up with a parallel.

We consult, listen to, and are guided by local leaders who are best placed to inform strategy and programmes to bring about change. Carnival part-funded the recent court challenge against the DPA. In all individual cases where a visiting priest or rabbi performs a marriage, a public notice of an "Appointment of a Marriage Officer" appears in a numbered Bermuda Government announcement in the Bermuda Official Gazette.