Pontuação = Legal 34/60 + Cena 0/40 = 34/100 · thin scene coverage — legal-weighted provisional score
Bahrain ranks #129 of 208 countries and territories in the GayOut Gay Travel Index 2026, with a composite score of 34/100 — a legal safety component of 34/60 and a scene score of 0/40. Updated 2026-08-17 · release 2026.3.
| Criminalização | Legal · hostile |
|---|---|
| União legal | ● Não (casamento igualitário) |
| Antidiscriminação | ● Não |
| Reconhecimento de gênero | Restricted — heavy barriers (surgery, courts) or rarely granted |
| Aplicação na prática | Harassment — police or state harassment documented |
Research note: sporadic post-surgery court approvals; debauchery arrests — GayOut Index 2026.3 legal research (ILGA World / Human Dignity Trust / Rainbow Europe / Equaldex).
Fulfilment per component (100 = maximum). Weights: criminalisation 35% · partnership 20% · enforcement 20% · anti-discrimination 15% · gender recognition 10%.
| Locais LGBTQ+ listados | 0 |
|---|---|
| Bares gay | 0 |
| Saunas gay | 0 |
| Bares gay por milhão | — |
| Saunas por milhão | — |
| Eventos por milhão | 0 |
| Cidades com cena | 0 |
| Paradas do Orgulho | 0 |
| Festivais de cinema queer | 0 |
| Grau de cobertura | — |
| Pontuação da cena | 0/40 (índice bruto da cena 0/100) |
Bahrain is rated Some caution on the GayOut Gay Travel Index 2026, scoring 34/100 overall with a legal safety component of 34/60. On enforcement reality, police or state harassment is documented.
No. Same-sex marriage is not legal in Bahrain. Overall legal status: Legal · hostile.
GayOut currently lists no LGBTQ+ venues in Bahrain, so any gay scene is limited, informal or not publicly documented.