Bermuda: A call to protect all from gender or sexual orientation discrimination

[Natasha]

Bermuda: A call to protect all from gender or sexual orientation discrimination

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7/7/2008

"Bermuda must protect citizens from discrimination on the basis of
their sexual orientation or gender, British MPs have said.

The recommendation, made in a report into the governance of the
British Overseas Territories, has been welcomed by equal rights
campaigners.

Former Government MP Reneé Webb tried in 2006 to get Parliament to
prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation by amending
the Human Rights Act.

The move was designed to protect people from discrimination on the
basis that they are gay or that they are straight, with Ms Webb
declaring at the time: "It's the right thing to do. We in Bermuda need
to ensure that we join the democratic countries of the world and fight
for freedom for all of its people."