Compare LGBT Rights in Malaysia & Eswatini

Equality Index ?
19 / 100
29 / 100
Legal Index ?
8 / 100
26 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
29 / 100
32 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1871
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1907
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1826
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedState-enforced
Since 1907
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2017
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1983
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1983
Legal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 1826
Single only
Since 1968
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1907
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