Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Malaysia

Equality Index ?
31 / 100
16 / 100
Legal Index ?
44 / 100
8 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
23 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1871
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1900
Banned
Since 1826
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Since 1983
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsNo protections
Since 1826
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1826
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 1826
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
N/A
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