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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Solomon Islands face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Male same-sex sexual activity is illegal, punishable by up to 14 years imprisonment, but the law is not enforced.
Homosexual activity in Solomon Islands is 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.
Nov 14, 2022 · Six of the 14 countries of the continent have passed anti-gay legislation. Kiribati and the Solomon Islands are the harshest enforcers of these laws, with sentences of up to 14 years for ...
The Solomon Islands criminalises same-sex sexual activity between men and between women. Sentences include a maximum penalty of fourteen years’ imprisonment.
Jun 22, 2022 · Solomon Islands. Criminalisation. The Soloman Islands criminalises same-sex marriage, sex between two men and sex between two women. The nation’s 1996 penal code uses derogatory and stigmatising terms to criminalise these acts, referring to them as acts of “buggery,” “gross indecency,” “unnatural offences” and “indecent ...
May 14, 2014 · The Solomon Islands is another Pacific country that criminalises homosexuality and has deeply entrenched homophobia. In 2008, the Law Reform Commission proposed removing criminal sanctions for homosexuality, but the plan did not proceed after fierce public objection.
Solomon Islands: Illegal Penalty: Up to 14 years imprisonment (Not enforced, Legalization proposed). Has no military: Vanuatu: Legal (No laws against same-sex sexual activity have ever existed since independence) + UN decl. sign. Bans some anti-gay discrimination
