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Lawmakers down in the Cayman Islands were so eager beaver to ban gay marriage, they forgot to consult their own Human Rights Committee, which traditionally reads over legislation. HRC objected to defining marriage as being between "one man and one woman." [Cay Compass]

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Cayman Lawmakers Vote For Gay Marriage Ban

Gays shouldn't plan on getting married in the Cayman Islands. Lawmakers in the British territory voted Friday to ban same-sex marriage, but still need a third vote and a Gubernatorial signature to seal the deal:

The ban, accomplished simply by defining marriage as “the union between a man and a woman as husband and wife,” will be added as an amendment to the Marriage Law (2007 Revision) when Governor Stuart Jack signs it. Neither Mr. Jack nor officials with the United Kingdom’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office have given any indication that they will refuse to accept the amendment.

“The people of the Cayman Islands are sending a clear signal that they do not wish to change the definition of marriage,” Leader of Government Business Kurt Tibbetts said. “The purpose (of this amendment) is to confirm and clarify what the Marriage Law has always meant in Caymanian society.”

Tibbetts understands that British officials will likely have harsh words on the vote, so he and his peers are considering a federalist structure: laws will be imposed on a local level. Because discrimination's much more palatable when it's watered down.

Sep 8, 2008 · Link · 1 Response

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Cayman Islands' Tourism Minister Pilar Bush "resigned" today, saying that she needs to be with her family. Some say, however, that the government forced her out after she apologized to American homo Aaron Chandler, who was wrongly detained for dancing with his boyfriend. [Cayman Net News]

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» Cayman Update

As we first reported Friday, American national Aaron Chandler had a nasty run-in with an anti-gay copper on the Grand Cayman Island. Said copper disapproved of Chandler and his boyfriend's same-sex dancing, so he had him dragged down to the police station. We spoke will Chandler today to offer congratulations on making international news, and he gave us a bit of an update: the LGBT Foreign Policy Project and the ILGA are lobbying the British government to get their Cayman territory in check. Meanwhile, police tell Chandler there may be no law banning gay public affection and the arresting office may simply have been blowing smoke.

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Activist's Cayman Scuffle Telling

Homophobia's got a way of lasting the test of time. Massachusetts-based gay activist Aaron Chandler certainly learned that lesson this week.

The 23-year old wrote in from the Grand Cayman Islands, where he and some friends are currently on vacation. Chandler explained that he, his boyfriend and some gal pals went out for a night of dancing when a police officer broke up their party to reprimand Chandler for "showing public affection" with his boyfriend.

The men originally blew the copper off, but learned a lesson when, after they kissed again, the copper called for backup.

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May 2, 2008 · Link · 55 Responses

Happy Endings: Military Porn Stars Are Password Protected

• Samuel Alito has been confirmed as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. Of course this only means more exposure for his "hot" son, Phil. The new guys (well, at least one of them) at Wonkette must be beside themselves. [NY Times]

• Fearing for their safety, Ford Bragg higher ups have moved those gay porn stars/paratroopers to a secret location. Wherever they are, keep them away from the video equipment and the Internet. Or not. [WRAL]

• The Cayman Ministers' Association has a problem with gay cruises and not the kind involving strangers in the park. [Caribbean Net News]

• Who says queens can't play sports? They're just falling over one another to get into the Gay Games. [Chicago Tribune]

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