Same-sex marriage has been legalized in an island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, with only 48 inhabitants.
BuzzFeed News reported that the Pitcairn Island government just allowed the union of the same sex, although it has been reported that there are actually no gay people located.
Counted as part of the British Overseas Territory, this law was passed following the suggestion of British Authorities after gay marriage was legalized in England, Wales and Scotland.
Ironically, a resident, Merelda Warren told The Guardian that the only preacher in the small island is a Seventh-Day Adventist, a religion that strongly opposes same-sex marriage.
"It's not Pitcairn Islanders that were pushing for it," Warren said. "But it's like anything else in the world. It's happening everywhere else, so why not?"
The pro-LGBT law was approved on May 15, but was only publicized a month later due to technical issues, Pitcairn Island deputy governor, Kevin Lynch stated.
"It shows how much the islanders value equality and inclusion," said national director of Australian Marriage Equality, Rodney Croome.
Tiny Pitcairn Island is home to about 50 people - and it has now approved #marriageequality: https://t.co/ArGj0x9pbO pic.twitter.com/kTYmWUyE2X
— SameSame.com.au (@samesame) June 23, 2015
The world's smallest inhabited territory was first settled in 1790 by mutineers and Tahitians, who came down from a British Navy ship, the Bounty.
In 1800, the two-mile island was then resided by only one male, nine females and a few children.
Presently, 48 people are living on this little sunny island and the government is inviting new inhabitants from other countries to relocate by offering a free part of land. BuzzFeed News added that only one person to this offer and transferred to Pitcairn Island.
"It is a special place and it is beautiful seeing the stars without light pollution," Jacqui Christian, a spokesperson from the island stated. "There are the bluest waters you have ever seen."
The history of Pitcairn Island was featured in many books and movies, including the film 'The Bounty' (1984), which starred actor Mel Gibson.
