Belarus Indice du Voyage Gay 2026
Score = Juridique 26/60 + Scène 5/40 = 31/100 · 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.
Sécurité juridique · Legal milestones · La scène sur place · Questions fréquentes
Les relations entre personnes de même sexe sont criminalisées ou activement réprimées ici. Consultez les conseils aux voyageurs de votre gouvernement avant tout voyage ; cette page est informative et ne constitue pas une recommandation de voyage.
Sécurité juridique — 26/60 points
| Criminalisation | Repressed |
|---|---|
| Partenariat | ● Non not recognised |
| Anti-discrimination | ● Non |
| Reconnaissance du genre | Restricted — heavy barriers (surgery, courts) or rarely granted |
| Application dans les faits | Harassment — police or state harassment documented |
Research note: Commission denies most; 2024 detentions, extremism labels — GayOut Index 2026.3 legal research (ILGA World / Human Dignity Trust / Rainbow Europe / Equaldex).
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.
- 1994Belarus decriminalized same-sex relations in March and equalized the age of consent at 16. ↗
- 2010Authorities banned Minsk Pride, with police beatings and arrests of participants. ↗
- 2024The Culture Ministry redefined pornography to include homosexuality, opening LGBTQ content to criminal prosecution. ↗
- 2026President Lukashenko signed a law banning 'propaganda' of same-sex relations and gender transition in April. ↗
- 2026Lukashenko signed Article 19.16 of the Administrative Code in April, penalising propaganda of homosexual relations and sex change with fines or up to 15 days of arrest. ↗
- TodaySame-sex activity stayed legal, but the propaganda ban silenced expression and no protections or recognition existed. ↗
Sources: ILGA World · Human Dignity Trust · Equaldex. Each milestone links to a reference source ↗.
La scène sur place — 5/40 points
Detailed scene metrics (for researchers)
| Bars gay par million | 0 |
|---|---|
| Saunas par million | 0 |
| Événements par million | 0 |
| Niveau de couverture | A |
| Score de la scène | 5/40 (indice brut de la scène 13/100) |
Questions fréquentes
Belarus est-il une destination sûre pour les voyageurs gays ?
Belarus is rated High risk on the GayOut Gay Travel Index 2026: same-sex intimacy is criminalized or actively repressed. Its legal safety component is 26/60. On enforcement reality, police or state harassment is documented.
Le mariage entre personnes de même sexe est-il légal en Belarus ?
No. Same-sex marriage is not legal in Belarus. Overall legal status: Repressed.
Y a-t-il une scène gay en Belarus ?
Belarus has a limited documented gay scene: GayOut lists 5 LGBTQ+ venues, including 0 dedicated gay bars.