LGBT rights in the Solomon Islands
| LGBT rights in Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|
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| Same-sex sexual activity legal? | Illegal[1] |
Penalty: | Up to 14 years |
| Gender identity/expression | – |
| Family rights | |
Lesbian, gay bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights in Solomon Islands are limited, with same-sex sexual activity being illegal since its criminalisation in the 1880s.[1][2]
Engaging in anal sex acts with another person is punishable by up to 14 years imprisonment under Section 160, Chapter 26 of the Penal Code of Solomon Islands. Attempting anal intercourse can be punished by up to seven years imprisonment. Acts of "gross indecency", even in private, can be punished with five years imprisonment.[1] However, the United States Department of State reported that there were no reports in 2012 of arrests or prosecutions directed at LGBT persons.[3]
The Law Reform Commission proposed legalising gay and lesbian status in December 2008, but the move was strongly opposed.[4] The government told the United Nations in 2011 that it had no intention of decriminalising homosexuality.[5]
Summary table
| Same-sex sexual activity legal |  (Penalty: Up to 14 years imprisonment) |
| Equal age of consent | |
| Anti-discrimination laws in employment only | |
| Anti-discrimination laws in the provision of goods and services | |
| Anti-discrimination laws in all other areas (Incl. indirect discrimination, hate speech) | |
| Same-sex marriages | |
| Recognition of same-sex couples | |
| Step-child adoption by same-sex couples | |
| Joint adoption by same-sex couples | |
| Gays and lesbians allowed to serve openly in the military | Has no military |
| Right to change legal gender | |
| Access to IVF for lesbians | |
| Commercial surrogacy for gay male couples | |
| MSMs allowed to donate blood | |
See also
- Politics of Solomon Islands
- LGBT rights in Oceania
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 State-sponsored Homophobia A world survey of laws prohibiting same sex activity between consenting adults
- ↑ "Where is it illegal to be gay?". BBC News. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ↑ "2012 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - Solomon Islands", United States Department of State
- ↑ Sireheti, Joanna, "Strong Public Opposition to Idea on Legalising Gay and Lesbian Status," Solomon Times Online, 23 December 2008
- ↑ "Homosexuality to remain illegal in Samoa, Solomon Islands and PNG", Radio Australia, 21 October 2011
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