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LGBT Rights in Solomon Islands

    Homosexuality
    ✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
    Gay Marriage
    ✖ Not legal
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Illegal
    Non-binary gender recognition
    ✖ Not legally recognized
    Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Employment Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Adoption
    ✖ Single only
    Military
    N/A
    Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    N/A

Public Opinion

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History

Homosexual activity in Solomon Islands

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Homosexual activity in Solomon Islands is illegal (imprisonment as punishment).

Current status
Since Jul 7, 1978
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Anal sex between two consenting males will be sentenced to 14 years in prison. Attempted anal sex will reult in seven years in prison. Acts of "gross indecendy" will receive five years in prison. (decriminalization pending
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Jul 7, 1978–Sep 9, 2018
Male illegal, female legal
5 to 14 years in prison. Not enforced.
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Same-sex marriage in Solomon Islands

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Same-sex marriage in Solomon Islands is not legal.

Current status
Since Jul 7, 1978
Not legal
Homosexual activity is illegal in the Solomon Islands.
Sources:
Homosexual activity is illegal in the Solomon Islands.
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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Solomon Islands

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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Solomon Islands is no censorship.

Current status
No censorship
In Solomon Islands, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
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Right to change legal gender in Solomon Islands

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Right to change legal gender in Solomon Islands is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
There is no legal process for individuals to update their gender markers on identity documents.
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Solomon Islands

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Solomon Islands is not legally recognized.

Current status
Not legally recognized
No legal recognition.
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LGBT discrimination in Solomon Islands

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LGBT discrimination in Solomon Islands is no protections.

Current status
Since Jul 7, 1978
No protections
Homosexual activity is illegal in the Solomon Islands.
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LGBT employment discrimination in Solomon Islands

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LGBT employment discrimination in Solomon Islands is no protections.

Current status
No protections
No protections in employment.
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LGBT housing discrimination in Solomon Islands

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LGBT housing discrimination in Solomon Islands is no protections.

Current status
Since Jul 7, 1978
No protections
Homosexuality is illegal there.
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Same-sex adoption in Solomon Islands

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Same-sex adoption in Solomon Islands is single only.

Current status
Single only
No other laws in place.
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Serving openly in military in Solomon Islands

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Serving openly in military in Solomon Islands is n/a.

Current status
N/A
Solomon Islands has no military
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Blood donations by MSMs in Solomon Islands

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Blood donations by MSMs in Solomon Islands is legal.

Current status
Legal
According to the Solomon Islands Red Cross.
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Conversion therapy in Solomon Islands

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Conversion therapy in Solomon Islands is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
Unknown.
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Equal age of consent in Solomon Islands

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Equal age of consent in Solomon Islands is n/a.

Current status
Since Jul 7, 1978
N/A
Homosexual activity is illegal in the Solomon Islands.
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LGBT Rights by Province

View the LGBT laws in each individual province of Solomon Islands.