UK court blocks gay marriage for Cayman Islands, Bermuda

By DÁNICA COTO
Associated Press

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Activists supporting same-sex marriage in the Cayman Islands and Bermuda have received a heavy blow following a ruling by a top appeals court in London. The United Kingdom’s Privy Council, which serves as the final court of appeals for several islands in the Caribbean, sided on Monday with the government of Bermuda, which had fought a local court’s decision to allow gay marriage. The Privy Council also ruled that gays do not have the right to marry in the Cayman Islands based on its Constitution. Attorneys in the Cayman Islands plan to fight the ruling.