Compare LGBT Rights in Lebanon & Malaysia

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
19 / 100
Legal Index ?
18 / 100
8 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
29 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1943
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1871
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1826
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1943
State-enforced
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2016
Illegal
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careLegalRestricted
Since 1983
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 1826
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2019
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2013
N/A
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