LGBT Rights in Taʿizz
Governorate

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History

Homosexual activity in Taʿizz

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Homosexual activity in Taʿizz 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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Current status
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Same-sex marriage in Taʿizz

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Same-sex marriage in Taʿizz 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 Taʿizz

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Taʿizz is unknown.

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Right to change legal gender in Taʿizz

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Right to change legal gender in Taʿizz is unknown.

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Unknown

Gender-affirming care in Taʿizz

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Gender-affirming care in Taʿizz is unknown.

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Unknown

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Taʿizz

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

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Unknown

Hate crime protections in Taʿizz

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Hate crime protections in Taʿizz 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 Taʿizz

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LGBT discrimination in Taʿizz is unknown.

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Unknown

LGBT employment discrimination in Taʿizz

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LGBT employment discrimination in Taʿizz is unknown.

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Unknown

LGBT housing discrimination in Taʿizz

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LGBT housing discrimination in Taʿizz is unknown.

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Unknown

Same-sex adoption in Taʿizz

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Same-sex adoption in Taʿizz is unknown.

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Unknown

Intersex infant surgery in Taʿizz

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Intersex infant surgery in Taʿizz is unknown.

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Unknown

Serving openly in military in Taʿizz

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Serving openly in military in Taʿizz is unknown.

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Unknown

Blood donations by MSMs in Taʿizz

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Blood donations by MSMs in Taʿizz is unknown.

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Conversion therapy in Taʿizz

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Conversion therapy in Taʿizz is unknown.

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Equal age of consent in Taʿizz

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Equal age of consent in Taʿizz is unknown.

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Unknown