Compare LGBT Rights in Faroe Islands & Malaysia

Equality Index ?
80 / 100
18 / 100
Legal Index ?
92 / 100
9 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
68 / 100
27 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1933
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1989
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2013
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsIllegal
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Since 1982
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2006
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 1826
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
Since 1989
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