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| Region | Bahamas |
| Issue | Same-sex marriage |
| Status | Unrecognized |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | There is no legal recognition of same-sex couples in the Bahamas. However, there is also no explicit ban on marriage. |
| Sources | https://web.archive.org/web/20160705080750/http://laws.bahamas.gov.bs/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/1908/1908-0004/MarriageAct_1.pdf |
Revision History (3)
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Very same Bahamas Marriage Act does not even say "man" or "woman" once in its 32 pages.
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0 | Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Banned | Unrecognized |
| Start Date | 2008 | (unknown) |
| Description | 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. |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Archiving source. Will come back to this eventually.
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| Start Date | (unknown) | 2008 |
| Sources | 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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