- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Not legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, surgery not required
- Non-binary gender recognition
- Unknown
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- Ambiguous
- Age of Consent
- Ambiguous
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History
Homosexual activity in Yemen is illegal (imprisonment as punishment).
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1994
Since Jan 1, 1994
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
imprisonment plus physical violence
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Yemen is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Yemen, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Yemen is legal, surgery not required.
Current status
Legal, surgery not required
Under the republic of Yemen. Missing non binary options.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Yemen is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT discrimination in Yemen is no protections.
Current status
Since Sep 29, 1994
Since Sep 29, 1994
No protections
Discrimination is legal in Yemen
LGBT employment discrimination in Yemen is no protections.
Current status
Since Sep 22, 1994
Since Sep 22, 1994
No protections
Homosexuality is illegal there.
LGBT housing discrimination in Yemen is no protections.
Current status
Since Sep 22, 1994
Since Sep 22, 1994
No protections
Same-sex adoption in Yemen is single only.
Current status
Single only
No other laws in place.
Homosexuals serving openly in military in Yemen is legal.
Current status
Legal
Unofficial Don't Ask Don't Tell.
Blood donations by MSMs in Yemen is legal.
Current status
Legal
Under the Humanitarian Donating Act.
Conversion therapy in Yemen is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
Unknown.
Equal age of consent in Yemen is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
homosexuality is illegal there. it has a marriage clause.
Legal Rights
39 / 100
This region's Equality Index is based on legal rights alone. Please submit survey results that show the public opinion of LGBTQ+ issues in Yemen to help improve its accuracy.
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