Belize Indice du Voyage Gay 2026
Score = Juridique 40/60 + Scène 13/40 = 53/100
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 · Planifiez votre voyage · Questions fréquentes
Sécurité juridique — 40/60 points
| Criminalisation | Legal (2016) |
|---|---|
| Partenariat | ● Non not recognised |
| Anti-discrimination | ● Partiel |
| Reconnaissance du genre | — |
| Application dans les faits | — |
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.
- 2010Activist Caleb Orozco filed a constitutional challenge against Section 53, the colonial-era law criminalizing same-sex intimacy. ↗
- 2016The Supreme Court struck down Section 53, decriminalizing same-sex intimacy and reading sexual orientation into constitutional discrimination protections. ↗
- 2019The Court of Appeal upheld the 2016 ruling, confirming decriminalization and protection from sexual orientation discrimination. ↗
- TodaySame-sex intimacy was legal and constitutional discrimination protections covered sexual orientation, though same-sex marriage remained unrecognized. ↗
Sources: ILGA World · Human Dignity Trust · Equaldex. Each milestone links to a reference source ↗.
La scène sur place — 13/40 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 | 13/40 (indice brut de la scène 32/100) |
Questions fréquentes
Belize est-il une destination sûre pour les voyageurs gays ?
Belize is rated Some caution on the GayOut Gay Travel Index 2026, scoring 53/100 overall with a legal safety component of 40/60.
Le mariage entre personnes de même sexe est-il légal en Belize ?
No. Same-sex marriage is not legal in Belize. Overall legal status: Legal (2016).
Y a-t-il une scène gay en Belize ?
Yes. GayOut lists 21 LGBTQ+ venues in Belize, including 0 dedicated gay bars, across 2 cities with a scene, and tracks 0 Pride parades there.