| 词条 | LGBT rights in the Pitcairn Islands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| location_header = Pitcairn Islands | image = Pitcairn Islands on the globe (French Polynesia centered).svg | caption = Pitcairn Islands | legal_status = Legal since 2001 | gender_identity_expression = | recognition_of_relationships = Same-sex marriage since 2015 | adoption = Legal since 2015 | military = LGBT people allowed to serve openly (British responsibility) | discrimination_protections = Sexual orientation only since 2010 }} Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in the British Overseas Territory of the Pitcairn Islands enjoy most of the same rights as non-LGBT people. Same-sex sexual activity is legal, discrimination based on sexual orientation is constitutionally outlawed and same-sex marriage has been legal since 14 May 2015. Legality of same-sex sexual activitySame-sex sexual activity has been legal in the Pitcairn Islands since 2001.[1] Recognition of same-sex partnerships{{main|Same-sex marriage in the Pitcairn Islands}}Same-sex marriage became legal in the Pitcairn Islands on 14 May 2015; however, none of the c. 50 Pitcairn Islanders currently residing in the territory is known to be in a same-sex relationship.[2][3]Discrimination protectionsThe Pitcairn Islands Constitution Order 2010 bans discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, among other categories.[4] Adoption and parentingThe 2015 same-sex marriage legislation includes a provision stating that same-sex couples may be parents to a child.[2] The Adoption of Infants Ordinance states that married couples, unmarried couples and single people may jointly apply to adopt children.[5] According to a 2006 UK Government report, there have been 9 adoptions in the Pitcairn Islands since 1954, the latest being in 1979.[6] Military serviceLGBT individuals may legally serve in the UK military, as defence is the responsibility of the United Kingdom.[7] Summary table
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References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2015.pdf|title=2015 State-Sponsored Homophobia report|date=|work=International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association|accessdate=17 February 2016}} {{Oceania in topic|LGBT rights in}}{{LGBT unions and rights in the territories of the United Kingdom}}2. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.government.pn/Laws/Same%20Sex%20Marriage%20and%20Civil%20Partnerships%20Ordinance%202015.pdf|title=Same Sex Marriage and Civil Partnerships Ordinance 2015|date=|publisher=Government of the Pitcairn Islands|accessdate=16 February 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107164402/http://www.government.pn/Laws/Same%20Sex%20Marriage%20and%20Civil%20Partnerships%20Ordinance%202015.pdf|archivedate=7 January 2016}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/global/2015/jun/22/pitcairn-island-population-48-passes-law-to-allow-same-sex-marriage|title=Pitcairn Island, population 48, passes law to allow same-sex marriage|date=22 June 2015|agency=Associated Press|publisher=The Guardian|accessdate=16 February 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151215204159/http://www.theguardian.com/global/2015/jun/22/pitcairn-island-population-48-passes-law-to-allow-same-sex-marriage|archivedate=15 December 2015}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://pitcairn.pn/Pitcairn%20Islands%20Constitution%20Order%202010.pdf |title=The Pitcairn Constitution Order 2010|date=|publisher=Government of the Pitcairn Islands|accessdate=17 February 2016}} 5. ^ADOPTION OF INFANTS ORDINANCE 6. ^UNITED KINGDOM OVERSEAS TERRITORIES AND CROWN DEPENDENCIES, "This report sets out the progress made in the UK’s Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies in implementing the Convention on the Rights of the Child since 1999, OHCHR 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://equaldex.com/region/pitcairn-islands|title=LGBT Rights in Pitcairn Islands|date=|work=Equaldex|accessdate=17 February 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208062341/http://equaldex.com/region/pitcairn-islands|archivedate=8 December 2015}} 2 : LGBT rights in Pitcairn Islands|Pitcairn Islands law |
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