Monaco

Demographics

Estimated Total Population:

38,000

World Bank, 2018

Estimated SGM Population:

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While homosexuality is legal in Monaco, there are very few legal protections. Gay marriage has not been legalized, and there is “close to zero” gay nightlife. There are some reports of government officials making homophobic remarks, and seems to be little pressure to change the existing laws. The lack of an LGBT community throughout Monaco has resulted in a serious lack of pressure on the administration to further recognize LGBT rights. Monaco desperately needs to advance its stance on SGM people and more research needs to be done regarding the status of them in Monaco.

Monaco's Laws and Policies from ILGA World Report (2019)

RECOGNITION
Marriage for Same-Sex Couples
No
Civil Unions
No
Joint Adoption
No
Second Parent Adoption
No
PROTECTION
Employment Nondiscrimination Laws
No
Broad Protections
No
Criminalization of Violence
No
Ban of Conversion Therapy
No
CRIMINALIZATION
Consensual Same-Sex Acts are Legal?
Yes
Gender
Does Not Apply
Max Penalty (Yrs in Prison)
Does Not Apply

Selected Published Studies, Reports, and Other Documents

La vie gay à Monaco... Enfin presque. (2010, July 11). Gayviking. https://gayviking.fr/la-vie-gay-a-monaco-enfin-presque/

LégiMonaco—Penal Code—Article 234-2. (n.d.). Retrieved August 24, 2020, from https://www.legimonaco.mc/305/legismclois.nsf/ViewCode/8AE5E629F4FE3918C125807A002E876D!OpenDocument

Study on Homophobia, Transphobia, and Discrimination on Grounds of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity. Sociological Report: Monaco. https://www.coe.int/t/Commissioner/Source/LGBT/MonacoSociological_E.pdf