Brunei مؤشر السفر للمثليين 2026
النتيجة = قانوني 11/60 + المشهد 0/40 = 11/100 · 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.
الأمان القانوني · Legal milestones · المشهد على الأرض · الأسئلة الشائعة
العلاقات المثلية مجرَّمة أو مقموعة بشكل نشط هنا. راجع إرشادات السفر الصادرة عن حكومتك قبل أي رحلة؛ هذه الصفحة للمعلومات فقط وليست توصية بالسفر.
الأمان القانوني — 11/60 نقاط
| التجريم | Death penalty possible |
|---|---|
| الشراكة | ● لا not recognised |
| مناهضة التمييز | ● لا |
| الاعتراف بالجندر | Not possible — no legal gender recognition |
| الواقع التنفيذي | Harassment — police or state harassment documented |
Research note: Stoning moratorium; no convictions; deterrent climate (est) — 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.
- 1906Colonial-era law criminalized same-sex relations when Brunei became a British protectorate. ↗
- 2014Brunei began phasing in a Sharia Penal Code alongside secular law already punishing homosexuality with up to ten years' imprisonment. ↗
- 2019The full Sharia Penal Code took effect in April, prescribing death by stoning for sex between men. ↗
- 2019After global outcry and hotel boycotts, the Sultan extended a moratorium on the death penalty to Sharia offences in May. ↗
- TodaySame-sex relations remained criminalized under both secular and Sharia law, with the stoning penalty still on the books despite the moratorium. ↗
Sources: ILGA World · Human Dignity Trust · Equaldex. כל אבן דרך מקושרת למקור עיון ↗.
المشهد على الأرض — 0/40 نقاط
Detailed scene metrics (for researchers)
| حانات مثلية لكل مليون | — |
|---|---|
| ساونات لكل مليون | — |
| فعاليات لكل مليون | 0 |
| درجة التغطية | — |
| نتيجة المشهد | 0/40 (مؤشر المشهد الخام 0/100) |
الأسئلة الشائعة
هل Brunei آمنة للمسافرين المثليين؟
Brunei is rated Death-penalty risk on the GayOut Gay Travel Index 2026: same-sex intimacy is criminalized and can carry the death penalty. Its legal safety component is 11/60. On enforcement reality, police or state harassment is documented.
هل زواج المثليين قانوني في Brunei؟
No. Same-sex marriage is not legal in Brunei. Overall legal status: Death penalty possible.
هل يوجد مشهد مثلي في Brunei؟
GayOut currently lists no LGBTQ+ venues in Brunei, so any gay scene is limited, informal or not publicly documented.