Same-sex marriage in the British Indian Ocean Territory

Same-sex marriage in the British Indian Ocean Territory, a British Overseas Territory, has been legal since 3 June 2014. An ordinance to legalise such marriages was approved by the Privy Council of the United Kingdom on 28 April 2014.[1]

Homosexuality laws in Asia
Same-sex sexual activity legal

Marriage performed

Foreign same-sex marriages recognized

Other type of partnership

Legal guardianships or unregistered cohabitation
(stripes: non-binding certificates)

No recognition of same-sex couples

Restrictions on freedom of expression

Same-sex sexual activity illegal

Prison on books, but not enforced

Prison

Death penalty on books, but not applied

Death penalty

Timeline

342	MSM activity made illegal
1533	Death penalty introduced for MSM activity
1543	Buggery Act extended to Wales
1828	Offences Against the Person Act 1828
1835	James Pratt and John Smith executed
1861	Death penalty for buggery abolished
1885	Labouchere Amendment introduced
1889	Cleveland Street scandal
1895	Oscar Wilde found guilty of gross indecency
1912	The Cave of the Golden Calf opens
1921	Plans to make lesbian activity illegal defeated
1936	Mark Weston transitions
1952	John Nott-Bower begins crackdown
1954	Pitt-Rivers, Montagu, Wildeblood imprisoned
1954	Alan Turing commits suicide
1957	Wolfenden report released
1967	MSM activity made legal (England & Wales)
1972	First British Gay Pride Rally
1976	Jeremy Thorpe resigns as Liberal leader
1981	MSM activity made legal (Scotland)
1981	First case of AIDS reported in the UK
1982	MSM activity made legal (NI)
1983	Gay men barred from donating blood
1984	Chris Smith elected as first openly gay MP
1987	Operation Spanner begins
1988	Section 28 comes into force
1989	Stonewall UK forms
1994	Age of consent for MSM becomes 18
1997	Angela Eagle becomes first openly lesbian MP
1998	Bolton 7 found guilty
1998	Lord Alli becomes first openly gay Lord
1999	Admiral Duncan bombing
2000	Gay men allowed in HM Armed Forces
2001	Age of consent equalised to 16
2001	MSM activity involving multiple men legal
2002	Same sex couples granted equal rights to adopt
2003	Section 28 repealed
2004	Civil partnerships introduced
2004	Gender Recognition Act 2004
2006	Discrimination made illegal
2008	Equalised access to IVF for lesbian couples
2008	Incitement to homophobic hatred made a crime
2009	Public apology to Alan Turing
2010	Equality Act 2010
2011	Gay men allowed to donate blood (1 yr deferral)
2013	Nikki Sinclaire becomes first openly trans MEP
2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013
2014	First same-sex marriages take place
2016	MSM activity not grounds for military discharge
2017	Turing law implemented
2017	Blood donation deferral 3 months (excl. NI)
2019	MPs legislate for gay marriage in NI
2020	Gay marriage legal across UK, incl. NI
2020	Blood donation deferral 3 months (incl. NI)

Notes

Performed statewide in 18 states and Mexico City, in certain municipalities in three other states, and recognized by all states in such cases.
Performed in the Netherlands proper, including the Caribbean Netherlands. Registered in Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten in such cases, but the rights of marriage are not guaranteed.
Neither performed nor recognized in Niue, Tokelau or the Cook Islands.
Not recognized in Caribbean overseas territories, though marriage-equivalent ordered for the Cayman Islands.
Neither performed nor recognized in American Samoa or some tribal nations.
Cohabitation. Registered foreign marriages confer limited rights. Marriage recognized in Tel Aviv.
Degree of recognition unknown. No actual cases to date.
Limited to residency rights for foreign spouses of EU citizens.
Legal guardianships (nationwide, except Hong Kong and Macau), residency rights for foreign spouses of legal residents (Hong Kong).
Recognition of foreign marriage for parental rights
Maitri Karar–type contractual relationships, but it is not legally enforceable
Offer "partnership certificates", which provide some tools (such as hospital visitation rights) but do not offer any legal recognition
Limited to spouses of foreign diplomatic officials.

* Not yet in effect or automatic deadline set by judicial body for same-sex marriage to become legal

All residents of the British Indian Ocean Territory are either members of the British or American armed forces or associated contractors assigned to the Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia. American soldiers are permitted to marry; however, United States Navy regulations prohibit any married couple from being stationed together on Diego Garcia, whether in a military or civilian capacity. Therefore, one member of the couple would be immediately reassigned.[2]

References

"Overseas Marriage (Armed Forces) Order 2014" (PDF). Legislation.gov.uk. 28 April 2014.
"MILPERSMAN 1300-314" (PDF). public.navy.mil. 3 August 2014.

Status of same-sex unions around the world
Africa	Namibia Nigeria South Africa United Kingdom Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Americas	Argentina Brazil Canada Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Denmark Greenland Ecuador El Salvador Mexico Netherlands Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba United Kingdom Bermuda Cayman Islands Falkland Islands South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands United States Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands U.S. tribal reservations Uruguay Venezuela
Asia	Armenia Cambodia China India Indonesia Israel Japan Nepal Russia Singapore South Korea Taiwan United Kingdom British Indian Ocean Territory Vietnam
Europe	Albania Andorra Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Faroe Islands Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom Akrotiri and Dhekelia Gibraltar Guernsey Isle of Man Jersey
Oceania	Australia New Zealand United Kingdom Pitcairn Islands United States Guam Northern Mariana Islands
Antarctica	United Kingdom British Antarctic Territory

LGBT unions and rights in the territories of the United Kingdom

Timeline

Same-sex
marriage

United Kingdom	Same-sex marriage in the United Kingdom Performed: in England and Wales Scotland Northern Ireland
Crown dependencies	Performed: in Guernsey (Alderney and Sark) Isle of Man Jersey
British Overseas Territories	Performed: in Akrotiri and Dhekelia Bermuda British Antarctic Territory British Indian Ocean Territory Falkland Islands Gibraltar Pitcairn Islands Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Not performed: in Anguilla British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Montserrat Turks and Caicos Islands Also see: Recognition of same-sex unions in the British Overseas Territories

Same-sex
unions

United Kingdom	Civil partnership in the United Kingdom
Crown dependencies	Performed in Isle of Man Jersey Recognised: in Guernsey
British Overseas Territories	Performed: in Akrotiri and Dhekelia Bermuda Cayman Islands Falkland Islands Gibraltar Not performed: in Anguilla British Antarctic Territory British Indian Ocean Territory British Virgin Islands Montserrat Pitcairn Islands Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Turks and Caicos Islands

LGBT rights

United Kingdom	LGBT rights in the United Kingdom LGBT rights in Scotland LGBT rights in Northern Ireland
Crown dependencies	Guernsey Isle of Man Jersey
British Overseas Territories	Akrotiri and Dhekelia Anguilla Bermuda British Antarctic Territory British Indian Ocean Territory British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Falkland Islands Gibraltar Montserrat Pitcairn Islands Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Turks and Caicos Islands

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Same-sex marriage in the British Indian Ocean Territory

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References