Benin — Indice du Voyage Gay 2026

Name: Benin — Gay Travel Index 2026
Creator: GayOut
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42/100

Prudence conseillée #113 of 207

Score = Juridique 35/60 + Scène 7/40 = 42/100 · 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 · Planifiez votre voyage · Questions fréquentes

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Sécurité juridique — 35/60 points

Criminalisation	Legal
Partenariat	● Non not recognised
Anti-discrimination	● Non
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.

1877Benin inherited the French penal code of 1877, which never criminalized consensual same-sex relations between adults. ↗
1947A colonial amendment set an unequal age of consent, penalizing same-sex acts involving anyone under 21. ↗
2017The Digital Code penalized online incitement to hatred based on sexual orientation with up to one year's imprisonment. ↗
2018A new penal code confirmed the legality of consensual same-sex relations between adults and equalized the age of consent. ↗
TodaySame-sex relations remained legal with an equal age of consent, though social stigma persisted and partnerships lacked recognition. ↗

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

La scène sur place — 7/40 points

Lieux LGBTQ+ répertoriés

Bars gay

Saunas gay

Villes avec une scène

Marches des fiertés

Festivals de cinéma queer

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	7/40 (indice brut de la scène 18/100)

Questions fréquentes

Benin est-il une destination sûre pour les voyageurs gays ?

Benin is rated Some caution on the GayOut Gay Travel Index 2026, scoring 42/100 overall with a legal safety component of 35/60.

Le mariage entre personnes de même sexe est-il légal en Benin ?

No. Same-sex marriage is not legal in Benin. Overall legal status: Legal.

Y a-t-il une scène gay en Benin ?

Benin has a limited documented gay scene: GayOut lists 7 LGBTQ+ venues, including 0 dedicated gay bars.