• Homosexuality
    ⚢
    ✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
  • Marriage
    ⚭
    ✖ Not legal
  • Changing Gender
    ✔ Legal, surgery not required
  • Adoption
    ✖ Single only
  • Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
  • Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
  • Employment Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
  • Military
    ✔ Legal
  • Age of Consent
    Ambiguous
  • Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
  • Conversion Therapy
    Ambiguous

History

Homosexual activity in Yemen

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Current status
(since Jan 1, 1994)
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
imprisonment plus physical violence
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
buzzfeed.com/saeedjones/76-…
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Jan 1, 1994–Sep 9, 2018
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
1-7 years in prison. Not enforced. As well as death penalty for men in terrorist held areas.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
washingtonpost.com/news/wor…
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Same-sex marriage in Yemen

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Current status
(since Jan 1, 1994)
Not legal
Homosexuality is not legal in Yemen.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
buzzfeed.com/saeedjones/76-…
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Jan 1, 1994–Sep 6, 2018
Unrecognized
Same sex activity is illegal.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Right to change legal gender in Yemen

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Current status
Legal, surgery not required
Under the republic of Yemen. Missing non binary options.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Same-sex adoption in Yemen

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Current status
Single only
No other laws in place.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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LGBT discrimination in Yemen

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Current status
(since Sep 29, 1994)
No protections
Discrimination is legal in Yemen
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
al-bab.com/yemen/gov/con94.htm
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LGBT housing discrimination in Yemen

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Current status
(since Sep 22, 1994)
No protections
No
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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LGBT employment discrimination in Yemen

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Current status
(since Sep 22, 1994)
No protections
Homosexuality is illegal there.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Homosexuals serving openly in military in Yemen

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Current status
Legal
Unofficial Don't Ask Don't Tell.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Equal age of consent in Yemen

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Current status
Ambiguous
homosexuality is illegal there. it has a marriage clause.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Blood donations by MSMs in Yemen

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Current status
Legal
Under the Humanitarian Donating Act.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
yementimes.com/en/1584/heal…
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Conversion therapy in Yemen

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Current status
Ambiguous
Unknown.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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