Compare LGBT Rights in Jordan & Yemen

Equality Index ?
22 / 100
10 / 100
Legal Index ?
39 / 100
3 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
17 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1951
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2014
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1994
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentState-enforced
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2014
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2018
Banned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1952
No protections
Since 1994
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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