LGBT rights in the Solomon Islands

LGBT rights in the Solomon Islands

According to the penal code, chapter 26, section 160: anyone who engages in anal sex acts with another person or with an animal are punishable with up to 14 years imprisonment. [Spartacus International Gay Guide, page 1218. Bruno Gmunder Verlag, 2007.] Attempting anal intercourse can be punished with up to 7 years imprisonment. Acts of gross indecency (even in private) can be punished with 5 years imprisonment. [Spartacus International Gay Guide, page 1218. Bruno Gmunder Verlag, 2007.]

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