Djibouti — Indice du Voyage Gay 2026

Name: Djibouti — Gay Travel Index 2026
Creator: GayOut
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36/100

Prudence conseillée #127 of 207

Score = Juridique 30/60 + Scène 6/40 = 36/100 · 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 · Questions fréquentes

Sécurité juridique — 30/60 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.

1995Djibouti's penal code included no explicit ban on private same-sex activity, leaving it technically legal. ↗
2011Djibouti voted against a UN Human Rights Council resolution addressing violence based on sexual orientation and gender identity. ↗
2016A data-protection law recognized sexual orientation as sensitive personal information, a rare legal mention. ↗
TodaySame-sex activity stayed technically legal, but authorities prosecuted public displays under morals laws and no protections or recognition existed. ↗

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

La scène sur place — 6/40 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	6/40 (indice brut de la scène 15/100)

Questions fréquentes

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

Djibouti is rated Some caution on the GayOut Gay Travel Index 2026, scoring 36/100 overall with a legal safety component of 30/60.

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

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

Y a-t-il une scène gay en Djibouti ?

Djibouti has a limited documented gay scene: GayOut lists 6 LGBTQ+ venues, including 0 dedicated gay bars.