Entry #1431: Same-sex marriage in Yemen

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RegionYemen
IssueSame-sex marriage
StatusBanned
Start Date1992
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DescriptionAccording to the Yemeni Personal Status Act no. 20 (1992), marriage is to be between a man and a woman
Sourceshttps://equalitynow.org/resource/uncategorised/yemen_the_personal_status_act_no_20_of_1992/
Federal LawYes

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edited by vilicus. Edited to cite the actual law

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Start DateJan 1, 19941992
DescriptionHomosexuality is not legal in Yemen.According to the Yemeni Personal Status Act no. 20 (1992), marriage is to be between a man and a woman
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Homosexuality is not legal in Yemen. According to the Yemeni Personal Status Act no. 20 (1992), marriage is to be between a man and a woman
Federal LawNoYes
Sourceshttp://www.buzzfeed.com/saeedjones/76-countries-where-anti-gay-laws-are-as-bad-as-or-worse-thanhttps://equalitynow.org/resource/uncategorised/yemen_the_personal_status_act_no_20_of_1992/
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StatusBanned
Start DateJan 1, 1994
End Date(none)
DescriptionHomosexuality is not legal in Yemen.
Sourceshttp://www.buzzfeed.com/saeedjones/76-countries-where-anti-gay-laws-are-as-bad-as-or-worse-than