Compare LGBT Rights in South Africa & Yemen

Equality Index ?
71 / 100
8 / 100
Legal Index ?
84 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
59 / 100
17 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1998
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2014
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2006
Banned
Since 1994
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2004
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegalBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 1996
No protections
Since 1994
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
No protections
Since 1994
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
No protections
Since 1994
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2010
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1996
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2014
Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2007
N/A
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