Cayman Islands — Indice du Voyage Gay 2026

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

Prudence conseillée #82 of 207

Score = Juridique 43/60 + Scène 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.

Sécurité juridique · Legal milestones · La scène sur place · Planifiez votre voyage · Questions fréquentes

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Sécurité juridique — 43/60 points

Criminalisation	Legal · partnership
Partenariat	● Partiel limited — not full marriage
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.

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 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	13.70
Niveau de couverture	A
Score de la scène	7/40 (indice brut de la scène 18/100)

Questions fréquentes

Cayman Islands est-il une destination sûre pour les voyageurs 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.

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

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

Y a-t-il une scène gay en Cayman Islands ?

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