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| Region | British Virgin Islands |
| Issue | Same-sex marriage |
| Status | Unrecognized |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Same sex marriages are not legal, and the laws of the British Virgin Islands do not allow for recognition of same sex marriages from elsewhere, including the United Kingdom. Although the UK government encourages British Overseas Territories to adopt its equality laws it has said that it will not force a change in law. |
| Sources | http://www.bviplatinum.com/news.php?page=Article&articleID=1390223634 https://www.bviplatinum.com/news.php?articleId=33331 |
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| Description | Same sex marriages are not legal. Although the government of the United Kingdom encourages British Overseas Territories to adopt its equality laws it has said that it will not force a change in law. | Same sex marriages are not legal, and the laws of the British Virgin Islands do not allow for recognition of same sex marriages from elsewhere, including the United Kingdom. Although the UK government encourages British Overseas Territories to adopt its equality laws it has said that it will not force a change in law. |
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| Description | Same sex marriages are not legal. Although the government of the United Kingdom encourages British Overseas Territories to adopt its equality laws it has said that it will not force a change in law. | |
| Sources | http://www.bviplatinum.com/news.php?page=Article&articleID=1390223634 | http://www.bviplatinum.com/news.php?page=Article&articleID=1390223634 https://www.bviplatinum.com/news.php?articleId=33331 |
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