Compare LGBT Rights in Sierra Leone & Yemen

Equality Index ?
16 / 100
8 / 100
Legal Index ?
25 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
7 / 100
17 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1861
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2014
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1861
Banned
Since 1994
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsNo protections
Since 1994
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2023
No protections
Since 1994
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1994
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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