LGBT Rights in Ma'rib
Governorate

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History

Homosexual activity in Ma'rib

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Homosexual activity in Ma'rib 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 Ma'rib

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Same-sex marriage in Ma'rib 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 Ma'rib

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Ma'rib is unknown.

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Right to change legal gender in Ma'rib

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Right to change legal gender in Ma'rib is unknown.

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Unknown

Gender-affirming care in Ma'rib

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Gender-affirming care in Ma'rib is unknown.

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Unknown

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Ma'rib

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Ma'rib is unknown.

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Unknown

Hate crime protections in Ma'rib

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Hate crime protections in Ma'rib 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 Ma'rib

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LGBT discrimination in Ma'rib is unknown.

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LGBT employment discrimination in Ma'rib

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LGBT employment discrimination in Ma'rib is unknown.

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Unknown

LGBT housing discrimination in Ma'rib

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LGBT housing discrimination in Ma'rib is unknown.

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Same-sex adoption in Ma'rib

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Same-sex adoption in Ma'rib is unknown.

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Unknown

Intersex infant surgery in Ma'rib

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Intersex infant surgery in Ma'rib is unknown.

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Unknown

Serving openly in military in Ma'rib

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Serving openly in military in Ma'rib is unknown.

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Blood donations by MSMs in Ma'rib

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Blood donations by MSMs in Ma'rib is unknown.

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Unknown

Conversion therapy in Ma'rib

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Conversion therapy in Ma'rib is unknown.

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Equal age of consent in Ma'rib

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Equal age of consent in Ma'rib is unknown.

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Unknown