LGBT rights in the Pitcairn Islands

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LGBT rights in Pitcairn Islands
Pitcairn Islands
Pitcairn Islands
Same-sex sexual activity legal? Legal since 2001
Military service Gays and lesbians allowed to serve openly (UK responsibility)
Discrimination protections Sexual orientation only since 2010
Family rights
Recognition of
relationships		 Same-sex marriage since 2015
Adoption Legal since 2015

Sexual activity

Same-sex sexual activity is legal in the British overseas territory of the Pitcairn Islands since 2001.[1] The territory's constitution, enacted in 2010, prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation.[2]

Recognition of unions

Same-sex marriage became legal in the Pitcairn Islands on 14 May 2015, on the principle, even though no LGBT couple is know.[3][4]

In the military

LGBT individuals may legally serve in the UK military, as the defence is the responsibility of the United Kingdom.[5]

See also

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