Rick Weinstein and Tom Eggleston have become the first same-sex couple to legally marry in the Virgin Islands in the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges. The couple married on … [Read more...] about US Virgin Islands Celebrates First Gay Marriage
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Virgin Islands Governor Issues Executive Order to Ensure SCOTUS Same-Sex Marriage Compliance
On Thursday, Virgin Islands governor Kenneth Mapp signed an executive order to ensure the U.S. territory falls in line behind the Supreme Court's ruling on marriage equality. St. Croix Source … [Read more...] about Virgin Islands Governor Issues Executive Order to Ensure SCOTUS Same-Sex Marriage Compliance
Opponents of Same-Sex Marriage March In U.S. Virgin Islands Following Similar Rally in Jamaica
Around 25,000 people marched in the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) last Saturday in opposition to same-sex marriage. The Jamaica Gleaner reports on an anti-gay march in St. Thomas in response to a … [Read more...] about Opponents of Same-Sex Marriage March In U.S. Virgin Islands Following Similar Rally in Jamaica
Virgin Islands Senator Introduces Marriage Equality Bill
The Virgin Islands Daily News reports Senator Judi Buckley (pictured)of the U.S. Virgin Islands has proposed a new bill that would allow people in the islands' jurisdiction to marry. Until now … [Read more...] about Virgin Islands Senator Introduces Marriage Equality Bill
