Bahamas Índice de Viajes Gay 2026
Puntuación = Legal 40/60 + Escena 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.
Seguridad legal · Legal milestones · La escena sobre el terreno · Planifica tu viaje · Preguntas frecuentes
Seguridad legal — 40/60 puntos
| Criminalización | Legal (1991) |
|---|---|
| Unión legal | ● No not recognised |
| Antidiscriminación | ● No |
| Reconocimiento de género | — |
| Aplicación en la práctica | — |
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.
- 1991The Bahamas decriminalized same-sex relations between consenting adults. ↗
- 1991The law set an unequal age of consent: 18 for same-sex couples versus 16 for others. ↗
- 2011The government expressed support for the UN declaration on sexual orientation and gender identity. ↗
- 2016Voters rejected constitutional gender-equality amendments amid fears they could open the door to same-sex marriage. ↗
- TodaySame-sex activity stayed legal, but no marriage, discrimination protections or legal gender change existed. ↗
Sources: ILGA World · Human Dignity Trust · Equaldex. Each milestone links to a reference source ↗.
La escena sobre el terreno — 8/40 puntos
Detailed scene metrics (for researchers)
| Bares gay por millón | 0 |
|---|---|
| Saunas por millón | 0 |
| Eventos por millón | 4.88 |
| Grado de cobertura | A |
| Puntuación de escena | 8/40 (índice bruto de escena 20/100) |
Preguntas frecuentes
¿Es Bahamas un destino seguro para viajeros gays?
Bahamas is rated Some caution on the GayOut Gay Travel Index 2026, scoring 48/100 overall with a legal safety component of 40/60.
¿Es legal el matrimonio entre personas del mismo sexo en Bahamas?
No. Same-sex marriage is not legal in Bahamas. Overall legal status: Legal (1991).
¿Hay ambiente gay en Bahamas?
Bahamas has a limited documented gay scene: GayOut lists 8 LGBTQ+ venues, including 0 dedicated gay bars.