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 but British Dependent Territories citizenship was lost for those persons, unless there was a connection with a remaining dependent territory. BDTCs solely connected with Hong Kong lost that status on 1 July 1997 upon transfer of sovereignty to the People's Republic of China. To close a possible loophole created in "British Overseas Territories Act 2002", which made provision to substitute the wording of "British Dependent Territories" with "British Overseas Territories" in "British Nationality Act 1981" among other new provisions, further clarification was made. Article 14 of the subsequent "Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002", stated specifically that a person may