Equatorial Guinea — Indice du Voyage Gay 2026

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

Prudence conseillée #132 of 207

Score = Juridique 28/60 + Scène 5/40 = 33/100 · thin scene coverage — legal-weighted provisional score

Updated 1 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 — 28/60 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.

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 scène sur place — 5/40 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	5/40 (indice brut de la scène 13/100)

Questions fréquentes

Equatorial Guinea est-il une destination sûre pour les voyageurs 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.

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

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

Y a-t-il une scène gay en Equatorial Guinea ?

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