Same-sex marriage in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Same-sex marriage in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, a British Overseas Territory with no permanent population, has been legal since 2014, after it was legalised in England and Wales, although the Foreign Office only updated its travel advice website page to include a note about it in January 2018.[1][2] The Foreign Office has confirmed that, as of January 2018, no same-sex weddings have taken place in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.[3]

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  1. "Foreign travel advice South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Local laws and customs". Government of the United Kingdom.
  2. "Frequently Asked Questions". Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
  3. Tabberer, Jamie (26 January 2018). "12 facts about South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands - where you could be the first LGBTI couple to wed". Gay Star News.


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