- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Not legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- Ambiguous
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- Ambiguous
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Age of Consent
- N/A
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
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Homosexual activity in Solomon Islands is illegal (imprisonment as punishment).
Current status
Since Jul 7, 1978
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.
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.
Right to change legal gender in Solomon Islands is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
Unknown.
LGBT discrimination in Solomon Islands is no protections.
Current status
Since Jul 7, 1978
Since Jul 7, 1978
No protections
Homosexual activity is illegal in the Solomon Islands.
LGBT employment discrimination in Solomon Islands is ambiguous.
Current status
Since Dec 1, 2016
Since Dec 1, 2016
Ambiguous
Some protections under sex discrimination.
LGBT housing discrimination in Solomon Islands is no protections.
Current status
Since Jul 7, 1978
Since Jul 7, 1978
No protections
Homosexuality is illegal there.
Homosexuals serving openly in military in Solomon Islands is legal.
Current status
Legal
No discrimination protections in place.
Same-sex adoption in Solomon Islands is single only.
Current status
Single only
No other laws in place.
Equal age of consent in Solomon Islands is n/a.
Current status
Since Jul 7, 1978
Since Jul 7, 1978
N/A
Homosexual activity is illegal in the Solomon Islands.
Blood donations by MSMs in Solomon Islands is legal.
Current status
Legal
According to the Solomon Islands Red Cross.
Conversion therapy in Solomon Islands is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
Unknown.
LGBT Rights by Province
View the LGBT laws in each individual province of Solomon Islands.
- Malaita
- Rennell and Bellona
- Temotu
- Western
- Capital Territory (Honiara) (Capital Territory)
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