Guernsey

Legislating to Address Hate Crimes against the LGBT Community in the Commonwealth

There have been significant increases in the number of recorded hate crimes across the globe over the past two years, including hate crimes directed against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people

Channel Islands: Plans for same-sex marriage to be introduced in Guernsey

Landmark plans to introduce equal marriage in Guernsey have been announced. It comes following a consultation which saw around 80% of the respondents say they supported the introduction of equal marriage locally.

Despite this support from the public, the Guernsey arm of the Catholic Church has voiced its concerns. The proposals also ask for Policy Council to monitor the progress of Union Civile internationally, whilst not actually asking for it to be introduced. The proposals will be debated at December's States meeting. Read more via ITV