- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Banned
- Censorship
- ✖ State-enforced
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Military
- ✖ Illegal
- Donating Blood
- ✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- N/A
Public Opinion
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Homosexual activity in Johor is illegal (imprisonment as punishment).
Under the federal law male homosexuality is illegal in Malaysia, punishable by 2-20 years in prison, however the status of female homosexuality is unclear under the Malaysian federal law.
Muslim citizens of Malaysia can be sentenced to fines, caning and imprisonment for conducting same-sex sexual relations under some states which imposes sharia law. The maximum sentence that sharia courts can impose for these acts is up to three years prison, fines of up to RM 5,000 (1,204 USD) and caning of up to six strokes or all three.
Same-sex marriage in Johor is banned.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Johor is state-enforced.
Right to change legal gender in Johor is illegal.
The date reference is the date Singapore separated from Malaysia, making it the country it is today.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Johor is not legally recognized.
LGBT discrimination in Johor is no protections.
LGBT employment discrimination in Johor is no protections.
LGBT housing discrimination in Johor is no protections.
Same-sex adoption in Johor is single only.
Serving openly in military in Johor is illegal.
Blood donations by MSMs in Johor is banned (indefinite deferral).
Conversion therapy in Johor is not banned.
Equal age of consent in Johor is n/a.