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 the Bermudian status stamp) into Bermuda as a person with Bermudian status. The acquisition of BOTC status generally mirrors the acquisition rules of British citizenship with some differences, which are listed below. From 1 January 1983 onwards, a person born in an Overseas Territory is a BOTC "otherwise than by descent" if one of the person's parents is a BOTC or "settled" in an Overseas Territory. Having a parent who is a British citizen without settled status is "not" sufficient in itself for the child to be a BOTC at birth. A child born in an Overseas Territory may be