Compare LGBT Rights in Aruba & Yemen

Equality Index ?
61 / 100
10 / 100
Legal Index ?
74 / 100
4 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
48 / 100
17 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1811
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2014
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2024
Banned
Since 1992
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1979
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2018
Not legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2012
No protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2012
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2012
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2012
No protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2000
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/AIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2024
Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1978
N/A
Public Opinion
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
Region not surveyed
2% Justifiable
60% Not justifiable
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