Compare LGBT Rights in Malaysia & Nauru

Equality Index ?
19 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
8 / 100
48 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
29 / 100
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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1871
Legal
Since 2016
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1826
Banned
Since 2018
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2017
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1983
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2016
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownUnknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 1826
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedSexual orientation only
Since 2016
Equal age of consentN/AUnknown
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