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Is this a good city for LGBT expatriates? Why or why not?

LGBTQ relationships have just been decriminalized. I don't think any LGBTQ expats have particular issues, though I don't think they date locally for the most part. - Oct 2020


No idea. - Jul 2014


Sure. I have seen openly gay couples around town, - Apr 2012


From what I have been told, the Gabonese government is anti-homosexual and are trying to legislate laws against homosexuality. That being said, I knew two separate (expat) gay couples that lived there, and to my knowledge they felt safe and secure. The international community was accepting. - Aug 2011


It's not great - but there is no active discrimination. That said, Gabon is a conservative catholic society. Draw your own conclusions. - Jul 2010


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