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Same-sex marriage in the Falkland Islands

Index Same-sex marriage in the Falkland Islands

Same-sex marriage has been legal in the Falkland Islands since 29 April 2017. [1]

24 relations: Barry Elsby, Civil partnership in the United Kingdom, Colin Roberts (diplomat), Executive Council of the Falkland Islands, Falkland Islands, Gavin Short, Gay Times, Gazette, Governor of the Falkland Islands, Ian Hansen, Jan Cheek, Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands, LGBT rights in the Falkland Islands, Logo TV, MercoPress, Michael Poole (politician), Mike Summers, Phyl Rendell, PinkNews, Recognition of same-sex unions in the Americas, Recognition of same-sex unions in the British Overseas Territories, Roger Edwards (politician), Royal assent, Same-sex marriage in the United Kingdom.

Barry Elsby

Barry Elsby is a Welsh born, Falkland Islands doctor and politician, who has served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Stanley constituency since a by-election in 2011 which filled the seat vacated by Emma Edwards.

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Civil partnership in the United Kingdom

Civil partnerships in the United Kingdom are a form of civil union granted under the Civil Partnership Act 2004, allowing same-sex couples to obtain essentially the same rights and responsibilities as civil marriage.

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Colin Roberts (diplomat)

Colin Roberts CVO (born 31 July 1959) is a British diplomat and the former Governor of the Falkland Islands and Commissioner of the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.

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Executive Council of the Falkland Islands

The Executive Council of the Falkland Islands is the policy making body of the Government of the Falkland Islands, exercising executive power by advising the Governor.

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Falkland Islands

The Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) is an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean on the Patagonian Shelf.

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Gavin Short

Gavin Phillip Short (born 1962) is a Falkland Islands politician who served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Stanley constituency from 2009 until 2017.

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Gay Times

Gay Times established in 1984 is a gay magazine and online website for gay and bisexual men.

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Gazette

A gazette is an official journal, a newspaper of record, or simply a newspaper.

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Governor of the Falkland Islands

The Governor of the Falkland Islands is the representative of the British Crown in the Falkland Islands, acting "in Her Majesty's name and on Her Majesty's behalf" as the islands' de facto head of state in the absence of the British monarch.

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Ian Hansen

Ian Hansen (born 1958) is a Falkland Islands farmer and politician who has served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Camp constituency since winning an uncontested by-election in 2011 which filled the seat vacated by Bill Luxton.

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Jan Cheek

Janet Lynda Cheek (née Biggs; born 1948) is a Falkland Islands politician who served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Stanley constituency from 2009 to 2017.

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Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands

The Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands is the unicameral legislature of the British Overseas Territory of the Falkland Islands.

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LGBT rights in the Falkland Islands

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in the Falkland Islands enjoy most of the same rights as non-LGBT people.

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Logo TV

Logo TV (often shortened to Logo, and stylized as Logo.) is an American digital cable and satellite television channel that is owned by Viacom Media Networks.

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MercoPress

MercoPress is an online news agency based in Montevideo, Uruguay.

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Michael Poole (politician)

Michael Poole (born 4 October 1984) is a Falkland Islands politician who served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Stanley constituency from 2013 to 2017.

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Mike Summers

Michael Victor Summers OBE (born 1952) is a Falkland Islands politician who served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Stanley constituency from 2011 to 2017.

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Phyl Rendell

Phyllis Mary Rendell MBE (née Oliver) is a Falkland Islands politician who served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Camp constituency from 2013 to 2017.

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PinkNews

PinkNews is a UK-based online newspaper marketed to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community (LGBT).

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Recognition of same-sex unions in the Americas

Recognition of same-sex unions is widespread in the Americas, with a majority of people in both North America and South America living in jurisdictions providing marriage rights to LGBT citizens.

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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.

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Roger Edwards (politician)

Roger Anthony Edwards (born 1946) is a former Royal Marine who has served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Camp constituency since the 2009 general election, winning re-election in 2013 and 2017.

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Royal assent

Royal assent or sanction is the method by which a country's monarch (possibly through a delegated official) formally approves an act of that nation's parliament.

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Same-sex marriage in the United Kingdom

Marriage is a devolved issue in the different parts of the United Kingdom, and the status of same-sex marriage is different in England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

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Recognition of same-sex unions in the Falkland Islands.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_the_Falkland_Islands

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