Compare LGBT Rights in Eritrea & Malaysia

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
18 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
9 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
27 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1989
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1957
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentImprisonment as punishment
Since 2013
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Since 1982
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Since 1826
Intersex infant surgeryAmbiguousNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1957
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1957
N/A
Since 1989
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