Not surprisingly, as the Bermuda Sun reports today, the Human Rights Commission rejected the complaint by Mark Anderson (aka Sybil Barrington) that Government discriminated against him based on his sexual orientation by throwing him out of the Bermuda Day parade.
According to the Sun:
But the HRC said he didn't have a case. The HRC said in a letter there were no grounds under the Human Rights Act on which to proceed with a formal complaint.
Duh! There's no provision protecting sexual orientation. There is a provision on the basis of 'sex', a term which clearly means gender, although I've been told that the UBP's Neville Darrell - a former CEO of the Human Rights Commission - argues that 'sex' is interpreted in Europe to include sexual orientation.
That seems to me like a big leap.
Regardless, the Premier has repeatedly stated that he would revisit the issue if it became clear that 'all Bermudians' weren't protected. So what will happen now?
Nothing, except more double talk.
Posted by Christian S. Dunleavy