Compare LGBT Rights in Yemen

Equality Index ?
10 / 100
Legal Index ?
4 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
17 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2014
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1994
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Public Opinion
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
2% Justifiable
60% Not justifiable
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