Dominica — Indice du Voyage Gay 2026

Name: Dominica — Gay Travel Index 2026
Creator: GayOut
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41/100

Prudence conseillée #118 of 207

Score = Juridique 35/60 + Scène 6/40 = 41/100 · thin scene coverage — legal-weighted provisional score

Updated 15 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 (2024)
Partenariat	● Non not recognised
Anti-discrimination	● Non
Reconnaissance du genre	Not possible — no legal gender recognition
Application dans les faits	Calm — no active persecution documented

Research note: High Court decriminalized April 2024 (HRW) — 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.

1998The Sexual Offences Act criminalized consensual same-sex activity through its gross indecency and buggery provisions. ↗
2016The Sexual Offences Act was amended, but the prohibitions on same-sex activity were kept in force. ↗
2024Dominica's High Court ruled the sodomy law unconstitutional, legalizing consensual same-sex activity in private. ↗
TodaySame-sex activity is now legal, but no anti-discrimination laws or relationship recognition have followed yet. ↗

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

La scène sur place — 6/40 points

Lieux LGBTQ+ répertoriés

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Detailed scene metrics (for researchers)

Bars gay par million	—
Saunas par million	—
Événements par million	—
Niveau de couverture	A
Score de la scène	6/40 (indice brut de la scène 15/100)

Questions fréquentes

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

Dominica is rated Some caution on the GayOut Gay Travel Index 2026, scoring 41/100 overall with a legal safety component of 35/60. On enforcement reality, no active persecution is documented.

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

No. Same-sex marriage is not legal in Dominica. Overall legal status: Legal (2024).

Y a-t-il une scène gay en Dominica ?

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