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St. Vincent & Grenadines — Gay Travel Index 2026

23/100
High risk #142 of 207

Score = Legal 23/60 + Scene 0/40 = 23/100 · thin scene coverage — legal-weighted provisional score

Updated 1 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.

Legal composite · Legal milestones · Scene on the ground · Frequently asked questions

⚠ Criminalized

Same-sex intimacy is criminalized or actively repressed here. Consult your government travel advisories before any trip; this listing is informational, not an endorsement of travel.

CriminalizationCriminalized
Partnership● No not recognised
Anti-discrimination● No
Gender recognition—
Enforcement reality—

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.

  1. 1979Saint Vincent retained British colonial-era laws criminalizing buggery and gross indecency after gaining independence. ↗
  2. 2019Two gay Vincentian men filed constitutional challenges against the laws, which carried up to 10 years' imprisonment for buggery. ↗
  3. 2024The High Court upheld the criminalization of same-sex activity in February, dismissing the constitutional challenges in a major setback. ↗
  4. TodaySame-sex activity remained criminalized with up to 10 years' imprisonment, though rarely enforced; no legal protections or recognition existed. ↗

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

Scene on the ground — 0/40 points

0
LGBTQ+ venues listed
0
Dedicated gay bars
0
Gay saunas
0
Cities with a scene
0
Pride parades
0
Queer film festivals
Detailed scene metrics (for researchers)
Gay bars per million—
Saunas per million—
Events per million0
Coverage grade—
Scene score0/40 (raw scene index 0/100)

Frequently asked questions

Is St. Vincent & Grenadines safe for gay travellers?

St. Vincent & Grenadines is rated High risk on the GayOut Gay Travel Index 2026: same-sex intimacy is criminalized or actively repressed. Its legal safety component is 23/60.

Is same-sex marriage legal in St. Vincent & Grenadines?

No. Same-sex marriage is not legal in St. Vincent & Grenadines. Overall legal status: Criminalized.

Does St. Vincent & Grenadines have a gay scene?

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