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| Region | Cocos |
| Issue | Same-sex marriage |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Dec 9, 2017 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Under federal Australian law (to which the Keeling Islands are subject), same-sex marriage has been legal since 2017. |
| Sources | https://www.britannica.com/place/Cocos-Islands https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/gay-marriage/what-do-the-samesex-marriage-laws-actually-say/news-story/3c7e8c418fb6c2b15d39b36c948aa76c https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/dec/07/marriage-equality-law-passes-australias-parliament-in-landslide-vote https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/07/world/australia/gay-marriage-same-sex.html https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2008A00144 |
Revision History (8)
edited by jadeywadey. just sounded weird
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| Description | Under federal Australian law applicable to the Cocos, same-sex marriage has been legal since 2017. | Under federal Australian law (to which the Keeling Islands are subject), same-sex marriage has been legal since 2017. |
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edited by jadeywadey. adding a period and adding to desc
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| Description | Under federal Australian law, same-sex marriage has been legal since 2017 | Under federal Australian law applicable to the Cocos, same-sex marriage has been legal since 2017. |
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| Sources | https://www.britannica.com/place/Cocos-Islands https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/gay-marriage/what-do-the-samesex-marriage-laws-actually-say/news-story/3c7e8c418fb6c2b15d39b36c948aa76c https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/dec/07/marriage-equality-law-passes-australias-parliament-in-landslide-vote https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/07/world/australia/gay-marriage-same-sex.html https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2008A00144 | https://www.britannica.com/place/Cocos-Islands https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/gay-marriage/what-do-the-samesex-marriage-laws-actually-say/news-story/3c7e8c418fb6c2b15d39b36c948aa76c https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/dec/07/marriage-equality-law-passes-australias-parliament-in-landslide-vote https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/07/world/australia/gay-marriage-same-sex.html https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2008A00144 |
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edited by jadeywadey. improved sources and desc
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| Description | Gay Marriage is Legal in the Keeling Isles. | Under federal Australian law, same-sex marriage has been legal since 2017 |
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| Sources | equaldex.com | https://www.britannica.com/place/Cocos-Islands https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/gay-marriage/what-do-the-samesex-marriage-laws-actually-say/news-story/3c7e8c418fb6c2b15d39b36c948aa76c https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/dec/07/marriage-equality-law-passes-australias-parliament-in-landslide-vote https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/07/world/australia/gay-marriage-same-sex.html https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2008A00144 |
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edited by Markissik. Just adding the date when same-sex marriages became legal in Australia nationwide
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| Start Date | (unknown) | Dec 9, 2017 |
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| Description | as being a part of Australia. | Gay Marriage is Legal in the Keeling Isles. |
| Sources | equaldex.com |
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| Value | Unrecognized | Civil unions (marriage rights) |