Equatorial Guinea — Índice de Viajes Gay 2026

Name: Equatorial Guinea — Gay Travel Index 2026
Creator: GayOut
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33/100

Cierta precaución #132 of 207

Puntuación = Legal 28/60 + Escena 5/40 = 33/100 · 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 · Preguntas frecuentes

Seguridad legal — 28/60 puntos

Criminalización	Legal
Unión legal	● No not recognised
Antidiscriminación	● No
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.

1931An equal age of consent of 18 applied to everyone, regardless of gender or sexual orientation. ↗
1968Equatorial Guinea gained independence from Spain with no law criminalizing consensual same-sex activity. ↗
2022A new Penal Code prohibited employment discrimination based on sexual orientation, the country's first explicit legal protection for LGBTQ people. ↗
TodaySame-sex activity remained legal, but couples had no recognition and LGBTQ people faced stigma, detention, and public shaming. ↗

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

La escena sobre el terreno — 5/40 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	0
Grado de cobertura	A
Puntuación de escena	5/40 (índice bruto de escena 13/100)

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Es Equatorial Guinea un destino seguro para viajeros gays?

Equatorial Guinea is rated Some caution on the GayOut Gay Travel Index 2026, scoring 33/100 overall with a legal safety component of 28/60.

¿Es legal el matrimonio entre personas del mismo sexo en Equatorial Guinea?

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

¿Hay ambiente gay en Equatorial Guinea?

Equatorial Guinea has a limited documented gay scene: GayOut lists 5 LGBTQ+ venues, including 0 dedicated gay bars.