Qatar مؤشر السفر للمثليين 2026
النتيجة = قانوني 7/60 + المشهد 0/40 = 7/100 · 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.
الأمان القانوني · Legal milestones · المشهد على الأرض · الأسئلة الشائعة
العلاقات المثلية مجرَّمة أو مقموعة بشكل نشط هنا. راجع إرشادات السفر الصادرة عن حكومتك قبل أي رحلة؛ هذه الصفحة للمعلومات فقط وليست توصية بالسفر.
الأمان القانوني — 7/60 نقاط
| التجريم | Death penalty possible |
|---|---|
| الشراكة | ● لا not recognised |
| مناهضة التمييز | ● لا |
| الاعتراف بالجندر | Not possible — no legal gender recognition |
| الواقع التنفيذي | Active enforcement — arrests and prosecutions continue |
Research note: HRW documented arrests, detention, forced conversion practices — 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.
- 1971Qatar's penal code criminalized male same-sex activity with up to five years' imprisonment. ↗
- 2004The new Penal Code retained criminalization under Article 296, with one to three years' imprisonment; Sharia courts could theoretically impose death for Muslims. ↗
- 2022During the FIFA World Cup, players were barred from wearing OneLove anti-discrimination armbands under threat of sanctions. ↗
- 2024Reports documented police using dating-app sting operations to entrap and detain LGBTQ+ people. ↗
- TodaySame-sex activity remained criminalized with no legal recognition or protections, and discretion remained essential for LGBTQ+ visitors. ↗
Sources: ILGA World · Human Dignity Trust · Equaldex. כל אבן דרך מקושרת למקור עיון ↗.
المشهد على الأرض — 0/40 نقاط
Detailed scene metrics (for researchers)
| حانات مثلية لكل مليون | — |
|---|---|
| ساونات لكل مليون | — |
| فعاليات لكل مليون | 0 |
| درجة التغطية | — |
| نتيجة المشهد | 0/40 (مؤشر المشهد الخام 0/100) |
الأسئلة الشائعة
هل Qatar آمنة للمسافرين المثليين؟
Qatar is rated Death-penalty risk on the GayOut Gay Travel Index 2026: same-sex intimacy is criminalized and can carry the death penalty. Its legal safety component is 7/60. On enforcement reality, arrests and prosecutions continue.
هل زواج المثليين قانوني في Qatar؟
No. Same-sex marriage is not legal in Qatar. Overall legal status: Death penalty possible.
هل يوجد مشهد مثلي في Qatar؟
GayOut currently lists no LGBTQ+ venues in Qatar, so any gay scene is limited, informal or not publicly documented.