LGBT Rights in Sanʿā
Governorate

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History

Homosexual activity in Sanʿā

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Homosexual activity in Sanʿā is unknown.

Dec 10, 19942014
Illegal (death penalty as punishment) under federal Yemen law
The Republican Decree for Law No 12 for the Year 1994 explicitly outlawed homosexual and lesbian intercourse under articles 264 and 268 respectively.
Under Article 264, punishments include 100 strokes if unmarried, or one year imprisonment or the death penalty if married.
Under Article 268, punishments can include up to three years imprisonment, or up to seven years if there was coercion involved.
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Same-sex marriage in Sanʿā

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Same-sex marriage in Sanʿā is banned.

Current status
Since 1992
Banned under federal Yemen law
According to the Yemeni Personal Status Act no. 20 (1992), marriage is to be between a man and a woman
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Sanʿā

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Sanʿā is unknown.

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Right to change legal gender in Sanʿā

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Right to change legal gender in Sanʿā is unknown.

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Unknown

Gender-affirming care in Sanʿā

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Gender-affirming care in Sanʿā is unknown.

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Unknown

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Sanʿā

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Sanʿā is unknown.

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Unknown

Hate crime protections in Sanʿā

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Hate crime protections in Sanʿā is no protections.

Current status
No protections under federal Yemen law
Yemeni law does not include gender and sexual orientation of the victim as aggravating factors in hate-motivated crimes.
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LGBT discrimination in Sanʿā

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LGBT discrimination in Sanʿā is unknown.

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Unknown

LGBT employment discrimination in Sanʿā

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LGBT employment discrimination in Sanʿā is unknown.

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Unknown

LGBT housing discrimination in Sanʿā

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LGBT housing discrimination in Sanʿā is unknown.

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Unknown

Same-sex adoption in Sanʿā

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Same-sex adoption in Sanʿā is unknown.

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Unknown

Intersex infant surgery in Sanʿā

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Intersex infant surgery in Sanʿā is unknown.

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Unknown

Serving openly in military in Sanʿā

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Serving openly in military in Sanʿā is unknown.

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Unknown

Blood donations by MSMs in Sanʿā

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Blood donations by MSMs in Sanʿā is unknown.

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Unknown

Conversion therapy in Sanʿā

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Conversion therapy in Sanʿā is unknown.

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Unknown

Equal age of consent in Sanʿā

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Equal age of consent in Sanʿā is unknown.

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Unknown