Compare LGBT Rights in Malaysia & Yemen

Equality Index ?
16 / 100
8 / 100
Legal Index ?
8 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
23 / 100
17 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1871
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2014
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1826
Banned
Since 1994
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 1994
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1994
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1826
No protections
Since 1994
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 1826
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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