Vanuatu — Indice dei Viaggi Gay 2026

Name: Vanuatu — Gay Travel Index 2026
Creator: GayOut
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44/100

Qualche cautela #105 of 207

Punteggio = Legale 37/60 + Scena 7/40 = 44/100 · 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.

Sicurezza legale · Legal milestones · La scena sul posto · Pianifica il tuo viaggio · Domande frequenti

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Sicurezza legale — 37/60 punti

Criminalizzazione	Legal
Unione legale	● No not recognised
Antidiscriminazione	● No
Riconoscimento di genere	—
Applicazione nella pratica	—

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.

2007The Penal Code Amendment Act came into force, legalizing same-sex activity and equalizing the age of consent at 15. ↗
2009The VPride Foundation was established, giving Vanuatu its first ongoing LGBTQ advocacy organization. ↗
2013The Teaching Service Act banned discrimination based on sexual preference in teacher recruitment and employment. ↗
2024Parliament passed legislation explicitly banning religious, civil, and traditional marriages between people of the same sex. ↗
TodaySame-sex activity was legal but couples had no recognition or adoption rights, and society remained conservative with no visible gay scene. ↗

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

La scena sul posto — 7/40 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	0
Saune per milione	0
Eventi per milione	0
Grado di copertura	A
Punteggio della scena	7/40 (indice grezzo della scena 18/100)

Domande frequenti

Vanuatu è sicuro per i viaggiatori gay?

Vanuatu is rated Some caution on the GayOut Gay Travel Index 2026, scoring 44/100 overall with a legal safety component of 37/60.

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

No. Same-sex marriage is not legal in Vanuatu. Overall legal status: Legal.

C’è una scena gay in Vanuatu?

Vanuatu has a limited documented gay scene: GayOut lists 7 LGBTQ+ venues, including 0 dedicated gay bars.