Yemen — Gay-Reiseindex 2026

Name: Yemen — Gay Travel Index 2026
Creator: GayOut
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5/100

Todesstrafen-Risiko #203 of 207

Punktzahl = Recht 5/60 + Szene 0/40 = 5/100 · thin scene coverage — legal-weighted provisional score

Updated 15 Oct 2026 · release 2026.3.

A live score, not an annual report — it recomputes as laws, rulings and the scene itself change. See what moved in 2026.

Rechtliche Sicherheit · Legal milestones · Die Szene vor Ort · Häufige Fragen

⚠ Kriminalisiert — Todesstrafen-Risiko

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Rechtliche Sicherheit — 5/60 Punkte

Kriminalisierung	Death penalty
Partnerschaft	● Nein not recognised
Antidiskriminierung	● Nein
Geschlechtsanerkennung	Not possible — no legal gender recognition
Praxis der Durchsetzung	Severe — systematic state persecution

Research note: Amnesty/HRW 2024 Houthi death sentences, stoning, crucifixion — GayOut Index 2026.3 legal research (ILGA World / Human Dignity Trust / Rainbow Europe / Equaldex).

Legal composite, five components

Fulfilment per component (100 = maximum). Weights: criminalisation 35% · partnership 20% · enforcement 20% · anti-discrimination 15% · gender recognition 10%.

Legal milestones

Background, not travel advice — how the current status came to be. For planning a trip, rely on the current score, tier and scene sections above; 2026 movements are tracked in the sourced change log.

1937British-controlled Aden criminalized homosexuality through the imported Indian Penal Code. ↗
1976The socialist People's Democratic Republic of Yemen adopted a penal code with no laws against homosexuality. ↗
1994Unified Yemen's penal code imposed the death penalty on married men for homosexual acts, with lashes and prison for unmarried men. ↗
2024Houthi-run courts sentenced dozens of people to death, flogging or imprisonment on homosexuality accusations. ↗
TodaySame-sex activity remained punishable by death under Sharia-based law, with no legal protections and advocacy itself prohibited. ↗

Sources: ILGA World · Human Dignity Trust · Equaldex. Each milestone links to a reference source ↗.

Die Szene vor Ort — 0/40 Punkte

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Detailed scene metrics (for researchers)

Gay-Bars pro Million	—
Saunen pro Million	—
Events pro Million	0
Abdeckungsgrad	—
Szene-Punktzahl	0/40 (Roh-Szeneindex 0/100)

Häufige Fragen

Ist Yemen sicher für schwule Reisende?

Yemen is rated Death-penalty risk on the GayOut Gay Travel Index 2026: same-sex intimacy is criminalized and can carry the death penalty. Its legal safety component is 5/60. On enforcement reality, systematic state persecution is documented.

Ist die gleichgeschlechtliche Ehe in Yemen legal?

No. Same-sex marriage is not legal in Yemen. Overall legal status: Death penalty.

Gibt es in Yemen eine Gay-Szene?

GayOut currently lists no LGBTQ+ venues in Yemen, so any gay scene is limited, informal or not publicly documented.