Compare LGBT Rights in Solomon Islands & Suriname

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
43 / 100
Legal Index ?
18 / 100
63 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
23 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1978
Legal
Since 1910
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1978
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2025
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2014
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownSexual orientation only
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/AUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1978
Equal
Since 2015
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