Compare LGBT Rights in Malaysia & Mauritania

Equality Index ?
16 / 100
11 / 100
Legal Index ?
8 / 100
3 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
23 / 100
18 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1871
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1826
Banned
Since 1983
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2017
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1983
Banned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1826
No protections
Since 1991
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1991
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1826
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 1826
Illegal
Since 1983
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Since 1983
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Since 1983
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