Slowly, marriage equality laws are getting passed around the world. In this case, marriage equality means that if a man and woman can get married, a man and a man could get married, or a woman and a woman.  In America it feels like the fight is over because on June 16th 2016 the Supreme Court voted to legalize same sex marriage, however the notion that the fight is over is extremely misleading.

Marriage equality exists in 29 countries as of December 2017 (Megan Trimble) and is expected to grow as Australia celebrates it’s newly found equality and Taiwan is likely to follow, however it seems that although it can be given, it can also be taken away.

Bermuda has voted to ban same sex marriage a mere six months after legalizing it. Instead of marriage same sex partners are being forced to take on the title of domestic partnership, which is both demeaning and discriminating. Imagine living and loving someone for years and years but never being able to call them your husband or wife.

This law would give domestic partners the same benefits as married couples (Government of Bermuda) yet it takes away the exact equality gay and lesbian couples have been striving for, the equality citizens of Bermuda thought they had finally won.

For many LGBT, and hopefully many others, this move is backward as well as hurtful. As the world strives for equality, taking a step backwards is more harmful than doing nothing at all. Hopefully this is vetoed or shut down quickly, because everyone deserves marriage equality.