Niger — Gay-Reiseindex 2026

Name: Niger — Gay Travel Index 2026
Creator: GayOut
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10/100

Hohes Risiko #179 of 207

Punktzahl = Recht 10/60 + Szene 0/40 = 10/100 · 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.

Rechtliche Sicherheit · Legal milestones · Die Szene vor Ort · Häufige Fragen

⚠ Kriminalisiert

Gleichgeschlechtliche Beziehungen sind hier strafbar oder werden aktiv unterdrückt. Prüfe vor jeder Reise die Reisehinweise deiner Regierung; diese Seite dient nur der Information und ist keine Reiseempfehlung.

Rechtliche Sicherheit — 10/60 Punkte

Kriminalisierung	Newly criminalized
Partnerschaft	● Nein not recognised
Antidiskriminierung	● Nein
Geschlechtsanerkennung	Not possible — no legal gender recognition
Praxis der Durchsetzung	Active enforcement — arrests and prosecutions continue (est)

Research note: Anti-homosexuality law adopted June 2026; aligned with Sahel neighbours Mali/Burkina Faso — 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.

1960Niger became independent with no ban on same-sex relations, though the law set an unequal age of consent of 21 for homosexual acts. ↗
2025The military junta's Charte de la Refondation outlawed all LGBTQIA+ acts or practices and redefined marriage as a union between a man and a woman. ↗
2026A new penal code introduced prison terms of five to ten years plus heavy fines for same-sex relations, and up to twenty for organizing LGBTQ groups. ↗
2026The criminalizing penal code took effect on June 11, making Niger part of a wider West African wave of new anti-homosexuality laws. ↗
TodaySame-sex activity was fully criminalized, LGBTQ organizing was banned, and visitors and locals alike faced serious prison terms. ↗

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

Die Szene vor Ort — 0/40 Punkte

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Detailed scene metrics (for researchers)

Gay-Bars pro Million	—
Saunen pro Million	—
Events pro Million	0
Abdeckungsgrad	—
Szene-Punktzahl	0/40 (Roh-Szeneindex 0/100)

Häufige Fragen

Ist Niger sicher für schwule Reisende?

Niger is rated High risk on the GayOut Gay Travel Index 2026: same-sex intimacy is criminalized or actively repressed. Its legal safety component is 10/60. On enforcement reality, arrests and prosecutions continue.

Ist die gleichgeschlechtliche Ehe in Niger legal?

No. Same-sex marriage is not legal in Niger. Overall legal status: Newly criminalized.

Gibt es in Niger eine Gay-Szene?

GayOut currently lists no LGBTQ+ venues in Niger, so any gay scene is limited, informal or not publicly documented.