French Polynesia — Indice dei Viaggi Gay 2026

Name: French Polynesia — Gay Travel Index 2026
Creator: GayOut
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56/100

Accogliente #68 of 207

Punteggio = Legale 50/60 + Scena 6/40 = 56/100 · 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.

Sicurezza legale · Legal milestones · La scena sul posto · Pianifica il tuo viaggio · Domande frequenti

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Sicurezza legale — 50/60 punti

Criminalizzazione	Legal
Unione legale	● Sì (matrimonio egualitario)
Antidiscriminazione	● Sì
Riconoscimento di genere	—
Applicazione nella pratica	—

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.

1791France repealed its sodomy laws during the Revolution; French criminal law later extended to French Polynesia, so same-sex activity was never criminalized there. ↗
1985French anti-discrimination protections covering sexual orientation in employment and services applied across France's overseas territories. ↗
2013Same-sex marriage became legal when France's marriage equality law took effect, applying fully to French Polynesia. ↗
TodayFull French marriage and adoption rights applied, and the traditional mahu third-gender identity remained a respected part of Polynesian culture. ↗

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

La scena sul posto — 6/40 punti

Locali LGBTQ+ elencati

Bar gay

Saune gay

Città con una scena

Parate del Pride

Festival di cinema queer

Detailed scene metrics (for researchers)

Bar gay per milione	0
Saune per milione	0
Eventi per milione	0
Grado di copertura	A
Punteggio della scena	6/40 (indice grezzo della scena 15/100)

Domande frequenti

French Polynesia è sicuro per i viaggiatori gay?

French Polynesia is rated Welcoming on the GayOut Gay Travel Index 2026, scoring 56/100 overall with a legal safety component of 50/60.

Il matrimonio tra persone dello stesso sesso è legale in French Polynesia?

Yes. Same-sex marriage is legal in French Polynesia. Overall legal status: Legal.

C’è una scena gay in French Polynesia?

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