Tier 2 · Accepted in the cities#22 in tier 2
Monaco
Legal; cohabitation contracts (contrat de vie commune) since 2020; no marriage.
- Same-sex activity
- Legal
- Recognition
- Civil unions / partnerships
- Region
- Europe
- Confidence
- Medium
- Reviewed
- September 2026
Acceptance
Small, conservative society.
Travel advice
Go, and stay in the cities and beach towns on our list. Read the room once you leave them.
Method
Tiered on the legal status and social acceptance of gay men and LGB people using ILGA World, the ILGA-Europe Rainbow Map, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, Human Dignity Trust, the Williams Institute, Pew, the Spartacus Gay Travel Index, Equaldex and court rulings. Where two tiers are plausible we choose the more cautious one. How we tier. Last reviewed September 2026.