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'''Na h-Eileanan Siar''' (previously '''Western Isles''', also referred to as the '''Outer Hebrides''') is a local government area in the west of Scotland. The area was created in 1975 as "Western Isles" and was officially given its current Gaelic name in 1997. The islands are more than 50% Gaelic speaking. | '''Na h-Eileanan Siar''' (previously '''Western Isles''', also referred to as the '''Outer Hebrides''') is a local government area in the west of Scotland. The area was created in 1975 as "Western Isles" and was officially given its current Gaelic name in 1997. The islands are more than 50% Gaelic speaking. | ||
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| + | In 2005 the council banned the registration of [[civil partnership]]s on the islands, but subsquesntly agreed that they could go ahead.<ref>http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2006/06/05/western-isles-to-lift-ban-on-gay-marriage/</ref> | ||
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[[Category:Western Isles| ]] | [[Category:Western Isles| ]] | ||
[[Category:Scotland]] | [[Category:Scotland]] | ||
Revision as of 16:11, 9 October 2012
Na h-Eileanan Siar (previously Western Isles, also referred to as the Outer Hebrides) is a local government area in the west of Scotland. The area was created in 1975 as "Western Isles" and was officially given its current Gaelic name in 1997. The islands are more than 50% Gaelic speaking.
LGBT history
In 2005 the council banned the registration of civil partnerships on the islands, but subsquesntly agreed that they could go ahead.[1]
