Compare LGBT Rights in Malaysia & Timor-Leste

Equality Index ?
16 / 100
30 / 100
Legal Index ?
9 / 100
46 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
23 / 100
14 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1871
Legal
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1826
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2016
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1997
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1826
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1826
Ambiguous
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 1826
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1975
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