LGBT Rights in Dhamar
Governorate

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History

Homosexual activity in Dhamar

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Homosexual activity in Dhamar 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
Unknown

Same-sex marriage in Dhamar

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Same-sex marriage in Dhamar 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 Dhamar

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Dhamar is state-enforced.

Current status
Since Dec 22, 1990
State-enforced under federal Yemen law
In 1990, Yemen passed the Law on the Press and Publications which criminalised publishing of disseminating anything “against public morals”. In practice, this has been used to censor LGBTIQ+ topics in the media.

The government also blocks access to webpages that express support of LGBTIQ+ rights. This policy of censorship also extends to publications and magazines in Yemen.
Until Dec 21, 1990
No censorship under federal Yemen law
Until 1990, there were no known laws censoring or restricting LGBTIQ+ topics or expression in Yemen, including both the Yemen Arab Republic and the People’s Democratic Republic of Yemen, who merged in 1990.
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Right to change legal gender in Dhamar

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Right to change legal gender in Dhamar is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Gender-affirming care in Dhamar

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Gender-affirming care in Dhamar is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Dhamar

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

Current status
Unknown

Hate crime protections in Dhamar

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Hate crime protections in Dhamar 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 Dhamar

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LGBT discrimination in Dhamar is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT employment discrimination in Dhamar

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LGBT employment discrimination in Dhamar is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT housing discrimination in Dhamar

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LGBT housing discrimination in Dhamar is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Same-sex adoption in Dhamar

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Same-sex adoption in Dhamar is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Intersex infant surgery in Dhamar

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Intersex infant surgery in Dhamar is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Serving openly in military in Dhamar

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Serving openly in military in Dhamar is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Blood donations by MSMs in Dhamar

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Blood donations by MSMs in Dhamar is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Conversion therapy in Dhamar

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Conversion therapy in Dhamar is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Equal age of consent in Dhamar

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Equal age of consent in Dhamar is unknown.

Current status
Unknown