Solomon Islands — Gay-Reiseindex 2026

Name: Solomon Islands — Gay Travel Index 2026
Creator: GayOut
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23/100

Hohes Risiko #142 of 207

Punktzahl = Recht 23/60 + Szene 0/40 = 23/100 · thin scene coverage — legal-weighted provisional score

Updated 7 Oct 2026 · release 2026.3.

A live score, not an annual report — it recomputes as laws, rulings and the scene itself change. See what moved in 2026.

Rechtliche Sicherheit · Legal milestones · Die Szene vor Ort · Häufige Fragen

⚠ Kriminalisiert

Gleichgeschlechtliche Beziehungen sind hier strafbar oder werden aktiv unterdrückt. Prüfe vor jeder Reise die Reisehinweise deiner Regierung; diese Seite dient nur der Information und ist keine Reiseempfehlung.

Rechtliche Sicherheit — 23/60 Punkte

Kriminalisierung	Criminalized
Partnerschaft	● Nein not recognised
Antidiskriminierung	● Nein
Geschlechtsanerkennung	—
Praxis der Durchsetzung	—

Legal composite, five components

Fulfilment per component (100 = maximum). Weights: criminalisation 35% · partnership 20% · enforcement 20% · anti-discrimination 15% · gender recognition 10%.

Legal milestones

Background, not travel advice — how the current status came to be. For planning a trip, rely on the current score, tier and scene sections above; 2026 movements are tracked in the sourced change log.

1880British colonial authorities criminalized same-sex activity in the 1880s, a ban later carried into Section 160 of the Penal Code with penalties up to 14 years. ↗
2008The Law Reform Commission proposed legalizing same-sex activity in December, but the idea met strong public opposition. ↗
2011The government told the United Nations it had no intention of decriminalizing homosexuality. ↗
2014Later constitutional drafts dropped the sexual-orientation discrimination protections that had appeared in a 2009 draft. ↗
TodaySame-sex activity remained illegal with penalties up to 14 years' imprisonment, though the law was not actively enforced. ↗

Sources: ILGA World · Human Dignity Trust · Equaldex. Each milestone links to a reference source ↗.

Die Szene vor Ort — 0/40 Punkte

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Detailed scene metrics (for researchers)

Gay-Bars pro Million	—
Saunen pro Million	—
Events pro Million	0
Abdeckungsgrad	—
Szene-Punktzahl	0/40 (Roh-Szeneindex 0/100)

Häufige Fragen

Ist Solomon Islands sicher für schwule Reisende?

Solomon Islands is rated High risk on the GayOut Gay Travel Index 2026: same-sex intimacy is criminalized or actively repressed. Its legal safety component is 23/60.

Ist die gleichgeschlechtliche Ehe in Solomon Islands legal?

No. Same-sex marriage is not legal in Solomon Islands. Overall legal status: Criminalized.

Gibt es in Solomon Islands eine Gay-Szene?

GayOut currently lists no LGBTQ+ venues in Solomon Islands, so any gay scene is limited, informal or not publicly documented.