One Voice Virgin Islands is an organization formed in June 2014 to oppose same-sex marriage in the United States Virgin Islands. It is based in Charlotte Amalie, the capital of the U.S. territory.
The group was organized after the introduction of a bill that would allow same-sex marriage in the U.S. Virgin Islands.[1] It bills itself on its Facebook page as "a coalition made up of very concerned Virgin Islanders of different walks of life and faiths to include Christians, Muslims, Rastafarians, and others."[2] Many of One Voice's leaders are church leaders.[1][3] They have held rallies and news conferences.[4] The group used pictures of businesses and cruiselines for propaganda; they received cease and desist orders from those businesses.
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edit- ^ a b "Buckley's same-sex marriage bill sparks fierce debate". Virgin Islands Daily News. July 10, 2014. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
- ^ "One Voice Virgin Islands". Facebook.
- ^ "'One Voice' Rallies Against Marriage-Equality Bill". St. John Source. July 24, 2014. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
- ^ "Supporters, opponents of gay marriage rally in Emancipation Garden". Virgin Islands Daily News. July 25, 2014. Retrieved August 23, 2014.