Compare LGBT Rights in Timor-Leste & Malaysia

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
46 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
14 / 100
19 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1975
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1826
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1826
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 1983
Gender-Affirming CareRestrictedBanned
Since 1983
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
No protections
Since 1826
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationAmbiguousNo protections
Since 1826
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 1826
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1975
N/A
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