Recognition of same-sex unions in the British Overseas Territories

Among the fourteen British Overseas Territories , eight – Akrotiri and Dhekelia , the British Antarctic Territory , the British Indian Ocean Territory , Falkland Islands , Gibraltar , the Pitcairn Islands , Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands recognise and perform same-sex marriages. In the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, only British military and civilian personnel can enter into same-sex marriages and civil partnerships.

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2018

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2. See also

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Among the fourteen British Overseas Territories , eight – Akrotiri and Dhekelia , the British Antarctic Territory , the British Indian Ocean Territory , Falkland Islands , Gibraltar , the Pitcairn Islands , Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands recognise and perform same-sex marriages. In the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, only British military and civilian personnel can enter into same-sex marriages and civil partnerships.

2017

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1. Recognition per territory

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Among the fourteen British Overseas Territories , eight – Akrotiri and Dhekelia , Bermuda , the British Antarctic Territory , the British Indian Ocean Territory , Falkland Islands , Gibraltar , the Pitcairn Islands , and Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha . In the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, only British military and civilian personnel can enter into same-sex marriages and civil partnerships. The Cayman Islands has recently recognised foreign same-sex marriages for immigration purposes. [1] Bermuda recently passed a law that would replace same-sex marriage with domestic partnerships, but it has not received royal assent.

2016

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Among the 14 British Overseas Territories , four – Akrotiri and Dhekelia , the British Antarctic Territory , Gibraltar , and the Pitcairn Islands – have legalised same-sex marriage , as has a part of St. Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha. In the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, only British military and civilian personnel can enter into same-sex marriages and civil partnerships. The Cayman Islands has recently recognised foreign same-sex marriages for immigration purposes. [1] Both Bermuda and the Cayman Islands give limited recognition of same-sex unions for immigration purposes.