The Dutch Caribbean island of Saba has become increasingly popular with gay couples after legislators legalised same-sex marriages in a region still openly hostile to gays and lesbians, the Associated Press says.
Two men were recently married in Saba, marking the first ceremony of its kind in the region and setting off a frenzy of calls from gay couples in other Dutch Caribbean islands seeking to marry, said Julietta Woods with Saba’s Civil Registry. “People keep calling me every second,” she told AP by telephone this week.
As part of the Netherlands Kingdom, the islands of Saba, Bonaire and St Eustatius have to recognise same-sex marriages. While Bonaire and St Eustatius have balked at the idea of legalising such unions, the idea has been embraced in Saba, long considered a gay-friendly destination, AP said.
