Entry #2758: Same-sex marriage in Saint Helena

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RegionSaint Helena
IssueSame-sex marriage
StatusLegal
Start DateDec 2017
End Date(none)
DescriptionIn December of 2017, the St Helena Council passed, in a 9-2 vote, a bill permitting same-sex marriage.
Sourceshttps://www.sainthelena.gov.sh/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Marriage-Ordinance-2017.pdf
https://www.thepinknews.com/2019/01/07/saint-helena-first-gay-wedding/
https://www.thepinknews.com/2017/12/20/this-tiny-island-just-passed-same-sex-marriage/


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edited by jadeywadey. improved sources and desc

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Start DateDec 20, 2017Dec 2017
DescriptionUnder the Marriage Ordinance 2017, same-sex marriage is legal.In December of 2017, the St Helena Council passed, in a 9-2 vote, a bill permitting same-sex marriage.
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Under the Marriage Ordinance 2017, same-sex marriage is legal. In December of 2017, the St Helena Council passed, in a 9-2 vote, a bill permitting same-sex marriage.
Sourceshttps://www.sainthelena.gov.sh/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Marriage-Ordinance-2017.pdfhttps://www.sainthelena.gov.sh/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Marriage-Ordinance-2017.pdf
https://www.thepinknews.com/2019/01/07/saint-helena-first-gay-wedding/
https://www.thepinknews.com/2017/12/20/this-tiny-island-just-passed-same-sex-marriage/
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https://www.sainthelena.gov.sh/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Marriage-Ordinance-2017.pdf https://www.sainthelena.gov.sh/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Marriage-Ordinance-2017.pdf https://www.thepinknews.com/2019/01/07/saint-helena-first-gay-wedding/ https://www.thepinknews.com/2017/12/20/this-tiny-island-just-passed-same-sex-marriage/

edited by Samanthos. Description cleaned up, source added

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Descriptionthe island just legalized Gay Marriage.Under the Marriage Ordinance 2017, same-sex marriage is legal.
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the island just legalized Gay Marriage. Under the Marriage Ordinance 2017, same-sex marriage is legal.
Sourceshttps://www.sainthelena.gov.sh/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Marriage-Ordinance-2017.pdf

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Start DateJan 1, 2016Dec 20, 2017
DescriptionNothe island just legalized Gay Marriage.
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StatusLegal
Start DateJan 1, 2016
End Date(none)
DescriptionNo
SourcesNo
Reports (2)
  • Status is not correct "Same sex marriage has been legal in Ascension Island only since 1 January 2017."
  • Status is not correct "Since a consultation was held on the legalization of same-sex marriage on St. Helena Island in April and May 2016, it is hard to see how it can be legal since 1 January 2001. Please see the relevant portion of Report 3p in "Equal Human Rights and Civil Rights for All Persons, No Matter Their Gender, No Matter Their Sexual Orientation: An Interpretive Newsletter" (www.humciv.com) and if you can correct anything there about St. Helena, please leave a message by using the contact form at the very end of the newsletter (after the last numbered report). "