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1524:"PITCAIRN ISLAND COUNCIL - Minutes of Meeting held in The Square - Public Hall (Wednesday, 22 April 2015)"
1496:"PITCAIRN ISLAND COUNCIL - Minutes of Meeting held in The Square - Public Hall (Wednesday, 01 April 2015)"
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1005:. These bans, since repealed, did not apply to the Pitcairn Islands.
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Hospital visitation rights through a "legal representative" status.
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Recognition of same-sex unions in the
British Overseas Territories
1682:"Pitcairn passes same-sex marriage law - but will anybody use it?"
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Pitkern-Norf'k, The
Language of Pitcairn Island and Norfolk Island
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Recognition of same-sex unions in the British Overseas Territories
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to legalise same-sex marriage, and the fourth to do so after
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in such cases, but the rights of marriage are not guaranteed.
1577:"Pacific's tiny Pitcairn Island legalises same-sex marriage"
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by a unanimous 7–0 vote. The ordinance, supported by Mayor
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The Pitcairn Islands was settled by British mutineers from
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to permit same-sex marriages was passed unanimously by the
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Recognition of same-sex unions in the Pitcairn Islands
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1664:"Pitcairn Allows Gay Marriage - But No One To Wed"
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1116:Same Sex Marriage and Civil Partnerships Ordinance
3268:Same-sex marriage in British Overseas Territories
1700:"World's Smallest Country Legalises Gay Marriage"
1130:to replace references to "husband and wife" with
956:, a marriage between persons of the same sex was
1034:Recognition of same-sex relationships in Oceania
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1348:Family law in the twentieth century: a history
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894:The Pitcairn Islands was the first civilian
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1350:. Oxford University Press. pp. 70–71.
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541:Recognition of same-sex unions in Oceania
1052: No recognition of same-sex couples
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531:Recognition of same-sex unions in Europe
521:Recognition of same-sex unions in Africa
2966:Civil partnership in the United Kingdom
2779:Same-sex marriage in the United Kingdom
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1279:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
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1323:. United Settlement. Archived from
1270:Mendelson, Sara H. (January 2008).
1218:LGBT rights in the Pitcairn Islands
767:, but they are not legally binding.
576:LGBT rights by country or territory
763:Some cities and prefectures issue
627:Niue, Tokelau, or the Cook Islands
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3120:LGBT rights in the United Kingdom
794:Spousal health insurance benefits
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3133:LGBT rights in Northern Ireland
2169:Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten
3198:British Indian Ocean Territory
3064:British Indian Ocean Territory
2872:British Indian Ocean Territory
2351:British Indian Ocean Territory
1783:Federated States of Micronesia
1619:. 24 June 2015. Archived from
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997:. Similar laws were passed in
904:British Indian Ocean Territory
883:on 1 April 2015, and received
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1764:Same-sex marriage in Oceania
1372:"Matrimonial Causes Act 1973"
516:Timeline of same-sex marriage
3288:Same-sex marriage in Oceania
1307:UK public library membership
1273:"Hunt, Arabella (1662–1705)"
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988:Nullity of Marriage Act 1971
640:British Overseas Territories
3283:Law of the Pitcairn Islands
3193:British Antarctic Territory
3059:British Antarctic Territory
2867:British Antarctic Territory
2702:British Antarctic Territory
1717:Ward, Alex (22 June 2015).
1551:Mühlhäusler, Peter (2020).
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994:Matrimonial Causes Act 1973
551:Divorce of same-sex couples
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966:Hyde v Hyde and Woodmansee
896:British Overseas Territory
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506:Same-sex union legislation
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694:European Court of Justice
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3094:Turks and Caicos Islands
2926:Turks and Caicos Islands
2681:Northern Mariana Islands
1934:Northern Mariana Islands
1177:The ordinance was given
1075:exclusive economic zones
765:partnership certificates
3128:LGBT rights in Scotland
1899:Cocos (Keeling) Islands
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1132:gender-neutral language
736:Courts have recognised
612:. May be registered in
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546:Marriage privatization
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3023:Akrotiri and Dhekelia
2862:Akrotiri and Dhekelia
2593:Akrotiri and Dhekelia
1877:and other territories
1402:Pacific Union College
1206:same-sex relationship
1110:On 1 April 2015, the
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900:Akrotiri and Dhekelia
606:Caribbean Netherlands
3278:2015 in LGBT history
1643:"Marriage Ordinance"
1585:Agence France-Presse
1253:"Pitcairn's History"
1126:, amended the local
945:were annexed by the
556:Domestic partnership
2236:U.S. tribal nations
2231:U.S. Virgin Islands
1591:on 16 February 2016
1476:on 15 December 2015
653:some tribal nations
571:Listings by country
387:Minimal recognition
3144:Crown Dependencies
2976:Crown Dependencies
2812:Crown Dependencies
1686:The Irish Examiner
1623:on 17 October 2015
1202:Pitcairn Islanders
1153:Civil partnerships
1128:Marriage Ordinance
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812:Not yet in effect.
34:LGBT rights series
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1378:on 7 January 2016
1305:(Subscription or
1186:Jonathan Sinclair
1122:and Deputy Mayor
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1019:same-sex marriage
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889:Jonathan Sinclair
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