Compare LGBT Rights in Malaysia & Senegal

Equality Index ?
19 / 100
4 / 100
Legal Index ?
8 / 100
3 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
29 / 100
4 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1871
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1966
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1826
Banned
Since 1989
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedImprisonment as punishment
Since 1965
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 protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownUnknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 1826
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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