Compare LGBT Rights in Egypt & Yemen

Equality Index ?
11 / 100
8 / 100
Legal Index ?
7 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
17 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2014
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1994
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgeryIllegal
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2003
Banned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1971
No protections
Since 1994
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1971
No protections
Since 1994
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1971
No protections
Since 1994
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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