Score = Juridique 5/60 + Scène 0/40 = 5/100 · thin scene coverage — legal-weighted provisional score
Yemen ranks #205 of 208 countries and territories in the GayOut Gay Travel Index 2026, with a composite score of 5/100 — a legal safety component of 5/60 and a scene score of 0/40. Updated 2026-08-17 · release 2026.3.
Les relations entre personnes de même sexe sont criminalisées ou activement réprimées ici. Consultez les conseils aux voyageurs de votre gouvernement avant tout voyage ; cette page est informative et ne constitue pas une recommandation de voyage.
| Criminalisation | Death penalty |
|---|---|
| Partenariat | ● Non (mariage pour tous) |
| Anti-discrimination | ● Non |
| Reconnaissance du genre | Not possible — no legal gender recognition |
| Application dans les faits | 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).
Fulfilment per component (100 = maximum). Weights: criminalisation 35% · partnership 20% · enforcement 20% · anti-discrimination 15% · gender recognition 10%.
| Lieux LGBTQ+ répertoriés | 0 |
|---|---|
| Bars gay | 0 |
| Saunas gay | 0 |
| Bars gay par million | — |
| Saunas par million | — |
| Événements par million | 0 |
| Villes avec une scène | 0 |
| Marches des fiertés | 0 |
| Festivals de cinéma queer | 0 |
| Niveau de couverture | — |
| Score de la scène | 0/40 (indice brut de la scène 0/100) |
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.
No. Same-sex marriage is not legal in Yemen. Overall legal status: Death penalty.
GayOut currently lists no LGBTQ+ venues in Yemen, so any gay scene is limited, informal or not publicly documented.