Niger — Indice dei Viaggi Gay 2026

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

Alto rischio #179 of 207

Punteggio = Legale 10/60 + Scena 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.

Sicurezza legale · Legal milestones · La scena sul posto · Domande frequenti

⚠ Criminalizzato

I rapporti tra persone dello stesso sesso sono criminalizzati o attivamente repressi qui. Consulta gli avvisi di viaggio del tuo governo prima di partire; questa pagina è informativa, non un invito a viaggiare.

Sicurezza legale — 10/60 punti

Criminalizzazione	Newly criminalized
Unione legale	● No not recognised
Antidiscriminazione	● No
Riconoscimento di genere	Not possible — no legal gender recognition
Applicazione nella pratica	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 ↗.

La scena sul posto — 0/40 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	—
Saune per milione	—
Eventi per milione	0
Grado di copertura	—
Punteggio della scena	0/40 (indice grezzo della scena 0/100)

Domande frequenti

Niger è sicuro per i viaggiatori gay?

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.

Il matrimonio tra persone dello stesso sesso è legale in Niger?

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

C’è una scena gay in Niger?

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