Compare LGBT Rights in Yemen

Equality Index ?
8 / 100
Legal Index ?
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
17 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2014
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1994
Censorship of LGBT IssuesImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1994
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1994
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1994
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
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
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
31% Did not mention homosexuals
69% Mentioned homosexuals
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