Compare LGBT Rights in Malaysia & Montenegro

Equality Index ?
19 / 100
52 / 100
Legal Index ?
8 / 100
68 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
29 / 100
36 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1871
Legal
Since 1977
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1826
Civil unions (limited rights)
Since 2021
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2017
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2008
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1983
Legal
Since 2012
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2010
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Since 2010
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 1826
Illegal
Since 2007
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 2017
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Since 2014
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1977
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