Antigua & Barbuda — Gay-Reiseindex 2026

Name: Antigua & Barbuda — Gay Travel Index 2026
Creator: GayOut
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48/100

Etwas Vorsicht #92 of 207

Punktzahl = Recht 40/60 + Szene 8/40 = 48/100 · 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 · Plane deine Reise · Häufige Fragen

St. John's → gay city guide

Rechtliche Sicherheit — 40/60 Punkte

Kriminalisierung	Legal (2022)
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.

1995The Sexual Offences Act carried colonial-era buggery prohibitions forward, punishing same-sex intimacy with up to 15 years imprisonment. ↗
2022The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court struck down sections 12 and 15 as unconstitutional, decriminalising consensual same-sex activity. ↗
2022The ruling held constitutional sex-discrimination protections covered sexual orientation and gender identity, opening broader equality claims. ↗
TodaySame-sex activity was legal, but marriage, adoption and legal gender recognition remained unavailable. ↗

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

Die Szene vor Ort — 8/40 Punkte

Gelistete LGBTQ+-Locations

Gay-Bars

Gay-Saunen

Städte mit Szene

Pride-Paraden

Queere Filmfestivals

Detailed scene metrics (for researchers)

Gay-Bars pro Million	0
Saunen pro Million	0
Events pro Million	202.13
Abdeckungsgrad	A
Szene-Punktzahl	8/40 (Roh-Szeneindex 20/100)

Häufige Fragen

Ist Antigua & Barbuda sicher für schwule Reisende?

Antigua & Barbuda is rated Some caution on the GayOut Gay Travel Index 2026, scoring 48/100 overall with a legal safety component of 40/60.

Ist die gleichgeschlechtliche Ehe in Antigua & Barbuda legal?

No. Same-sex marriage is not legal in Antigua & Barbuda. Overall legal status: Legal (2022).

Gibt es in Antigua & Barbuda eine Gay-Szene?

Antigua & Barbuda has a limited documented gay scene: GayOut lists 8 LGBTQ+ venues, including 0 dedicated gay bars.