Senegal Eşcinsel Seyahat Endeksi 2026
Puan = Yasal 10/60 + Sahne 0/40 = 10/100 · 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.
Yasal güvenlik · Legal milestones · Yerinde sahne · Sık sorulan sorular
Eşcinsel ilişkiler burada suç sayılıyor veya aktif olarak bastırılıyor. Herhangi bir seyahatten önce hükümetinizin seyahat uyarılarına bakın; bu sayfa bilgilendirme amaçlıdır, seyahat önerisi değildir.
Yasal güvenlik — 10/60 puan
| Suç sayılma | Criminalized |
|---|---|
| Birliktelik hakları | ● Hayır not recognised |
| Ayrımcılık karşıtı koruma | ● Hayır |
| Cinsiyet tanıma | Not possible — no legal gender recognition |
| Uygulamadaki durum | Active enforcement — arrests and prosecutions continue |
Research note: HRW: 2026 law, 100+ arrests, convictions — 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.
- 1966Article 319 of the Penal Code criminalized same-sex acts with up to five years' imprisonment. ↗
- 2008Nine men were arrested at a private Dakar flat and convicted, before an appeals court overturned the verdicts. ↗
- 2026A new law raised penalties to ten years' imprisonment and banned any promotion or support of homosexuality. ↗
- 2026The constitution was amended to explicitly ban same-sex marriage, drawing UN condemnation. ↗
- 2026A new law signed in March doubled penalties for same-sex acts to ten years and criminalised promotion or financing; dozens were arrested and the first conviction followed in April. ↗
- TodaySame-sex relations remained criminalized with enhanced penalties, and LGBTQ advocacy itself became illegal. ↗
Sources: ILGA World · Human Dignity Trust · Equaldex. Each milestone links to a reference source ↗.
Yerinde sahne — 0/40 puan
Detailed scene metrics (for researchers)
| Milyon başına gey barı | 0 |
|---|---|
| Milyon başına sauna | 0 |
| Milyon başına etkinlik | 0 |
| Kapsam derecesi | — |
| Sahne puanı | 0/40 (ham sahne endeksi 0/100) |
Sık sorulan sorular
Senegal gey gezginler için güvenli mi?
Senegal 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.
Eşcinsel evlilik Senegal ülkesinde yasal mı?
No. Same-sex marriage is not legal in Senegal. Overall legal status: Criminalized.
Senegal ülkesinde gey sahnesi var mı?
GayOut currently lists no LGBTQ+ venues in Senegal, so any gay scene is limited, informal or not publicly documented.