Compare LGBT Rights in Belize & Malaysia

Equality Index ?
53 / 100
19 / 100
Legal Index ?
53 / 100
8 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
53 / 100
29 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2016
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1871
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1826
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careLegalRestricted
Since 1983
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation onlyNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2019
Unknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Since 1826
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2016
N/A
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