Compare LGBT Rights in Rwanda & Yemen

Equality Index ?
36 / 100
8 / 100
Legal Index ?
40 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
32 / 100
17 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2014
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2003
Banned
Since 1994
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1986
Banned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1994
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1994
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1994
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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