Gabon Indice du Voyage Gay 2026
Score = Juridique 35/60 + Scène 4/40 = 39/100 · 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 — 35/60 points
| Criminalisation | Legal (2020) |
|---|---|
| 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: decriminalized 2020; thin incident evidence (est) — 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.
- 1960Same-sex sexual activity remained legal after independence from France, though the age of consent was set unequally at 21. ↗
- 2019Gabon criminalized consensual same-sex relations in July through penal code revisions, with penalties of up to six months imprisonment and heavy fines. ↗
- 2020Both chambers of parliament voted to decriminalize same-sex relations and President Bongo signed the reversal into law on July 7. ↗
- 2024Voters approved a new constitution in a November referendum that defined marriage as between a man and a woman. ↗
- TodaySame-sex activity was legal after the rare 2020 reversal, but no recognition or protections existed and marriage was constitutionally banned. ↗
Sources: ILGA World · Human Dignity Trust · Equaldex. Each milestone links to a reference source ↗.
La scène sur place — 4/40 points
Detailed scene metrics (for researchers)
| Bars gay par million | — |
|---|---|
| Saunas par million | — |
| Événements par million | — |
| Niveau de couverture | — |
| Score de la scène | 4/40 (indice brut de la scène 10/100) |
Questions fréquentes
Gabon est-il une destination sûre pour les voyageurs gays ?
Gabon is rated Some caution on the GayOut Gay Travel Index 2026, scoring 39/100 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 Gabon ?
No. Same-sex marriage is not legal in Gabon. Overall legal status: Legal (2020).
Y a-t-il une scène gay en Gabon ?
Gabon has a limited documented gay scene: GayOut lists 4 LGBTQ+ venues, including 0 dedicated gay bars.