Entry #10069: Same-sex marriage in Bahamas

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RegionBahamas
IssueSame-sex marriage
StatusUnrecognized
Start Date(unknown)
End Date1983
DescriptionUntil 1983, there was no explicit ban on same-sex marriage in the Bahamas. However, it was also not recognised.
Sourceshttps://laws.bahamas.gov.bs/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/1879/1879-0006/1879-0006.pdf?zoom_highlight=Grave

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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. More info found making it banned.

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End Date(none)1983
DescriptionThere is no legal recognition of same-sex couples in the Bahamas. However, there is also no explicit ban on marriage.Until 1983, there was no explicit ban on same-sex marriage in the Bahamas. However, it was also not recognised.
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There is no legal recognition of same-sex couples in the Bahamas. However, there is also no explicit ban on marriage. Until 1983, there was no explicit ban on same-sex marriage in the Bahamas. However, it was also not recognised.
Sourceshttps://web.archive.org/web/20160705080750/http://laws.bahamas.gov.bs/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/1908/1908-0004/MarriageAct_1.pdfhttps://laws.bahamas.gov.bs/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/1879/1879-0006/1879-0006.pdf?zoom_highlight=Grave
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https://web.archive.org/web/20160705080750/http://laws.bahamas.gov.bs/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/1908/1908-0004/MarriageAct_1.pdf https://laws.bahamas.gov.bs/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/1879/1879-0006/1879-0006.pdf?zoom_highlight=Grave

edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Very same Bahamas Marriage Act does not even say "man" or "woman" once in its 32 pages.

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ValueBannedUnrecognized
Start Date2008(unknown)
DescriptionThe Bahamas Marriage Act defines marriage as only being possible between a man and a woman.There is no legal recognition of same-sex couples in the Bahamas. However, there is also no explicit ban on marriage.
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The Bahamas Marriage Act defines marriage as only being possible between a man and a woman. There is no legal recognition of same-sex couples in the Bahamas. However, there is also no explicit ban on marriage.

edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Archiving source. Will come back to this eventually.

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Sourceshttp://laws.bahamas.gov.bs/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/1908/1908-0004/MarriageAct_1.pdfhttps://web.archive.org/web/20160705080750/http://laws.bahamas.gov.bs/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/1908/1908-0004/MarriageAct_1.pdf
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http://laws.bahamas.gov.bs/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/1908/1908-0004/MarriageAct_1.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20160705080750/http://laws.bahamas.gov.bs/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/1908/1908-0004/MarriageAct_1.pdf

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StatusBanned
Start Date(unknown)
End Date(none)
DescriptionThe Bahamas Marriage Act defines marriage as only being possible between a man and a woman.
Sourceshttp://laws.bahamas.gov.bs/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/1908/1908-0004/MarriageAct_1.pdf