Compare LGBT Rights in Jamaica & Malaysia

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
16 / 100
Legal Index ?
24 / 100
8 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
23 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1864
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1871
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Banned
Since 1826
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Since 1983
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
No protections
Since 1826
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1826
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Single only
Since 1826
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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