Recognition of same-sex unions in the British Overseas Territories Recognition of same-sex unions in the British Overseas Territories Among the fourteen British Overseas Territories, nine – Akrotiri and Dhekelia, Bermuda, the British Antarctic Territory, the British Indian Ocean Territory, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, the Pitcairn Islands, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha and recognise and perform same-sex marriages. In the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, only British military and civilian personnel can enter into same-sex marriages and civil partnerships. The five Caribbean territories have no general recognition of same-sex unions. Three of them specify the right of opposite-sex couples to marry in their constitutions. The Cayman Islands
British Overseas Territories citizen under section 4 of the 1981 Act. On 21 May 2002, any BOTC connected with the remaining British Overseas Territories (including Gibraltarians) other than Akrotiri and Dhekelia who was not already a British citizen automatically acquired British citizenship "otherwise than by descent" on that day, however a person who acquired BOTC status "by descent" would also become a British citizen "by descent". Children born to such persons after 21 May 2002 would automatically acquire British citizenship "otherwise than by descent" at birth if they were born in the UK or on a British Overseas Territory, while those who were born