Cayman Islands — Índice de Viajes Gay 2026

Name: Cayman Islands — Gay Travel Index 2026
Creator: GayOut
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50/100

Cierta precaución #82 of 207

Puntuación = Legal 43/60 + Escena 7/40 = 50/100 · 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.

Seguridad legal · Legal milestones · La escena sobre el terreno · Planifica tu viaje · Preguntas frecuentes

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Seguridad legal — 43/60 puntos

Criminalización	Legal · partnership
Unión legal	● Parcial limited — not full marriage
Antidiscriminación	● Parcial
Reconocimiento de género	—
Aplicación en la práctica	—

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.

2000Britain decriminalized same-sex activity in the Cayman Islands through the Caribbean Territories Order, effective January 2001. ↗
2019The Chief Justice ruled the same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional, but the Court of Appeal overturned it and called for civil partnerships. ↗
2020Governor Roper enacted the Civil Partnership Law, granting same-sex couples rights including health insurance and immigration status. ↗
2022The UK Privy Council upheld the ban on same-sex marriage, leaving civil partnership as the only option. ↗
TodayCivil partnerships were recognized but marriage stayed unavailable, with an unequal age of consent and no comprehensive anti-discrimination protections. ↗

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

La escena sobre el terreno — 7/40 puntos

Locales LGBTQ+ listados

Bares gay

Saunas gay

Ciudades con escena

Marchas del Orgullo

Festivales de cine queer

Detailed scene metrics (for researchers)

Bares gay por millón	0
Saunas por millón	0
Eventos por millón	13.70
Grado de cobertura	A
Puntuación de escena	7/40 (índice bruto de escena 18/100)

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Es Cayman Islands un destino seguro para viajeros gays?

Cayman Islands is rated Some caution on the GayOut Gay Travel Index 2026, scoring 50/100 overall with a legal safety component of 43/60.

¿Es legal el matrimonio entre personas del mismo sexo en Cayman Islands?

Partially. Cayman Islands recognizes some form of same-sex partnership but not full marriage equality. Overall legal status: Legal · partnership.

¿Hay ambiente gay en Cayman Islands?

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