Compare LGBT Rights in Gambia & Malaysia

Equality Index ?
3 / 100
18 / 100
Legal Index ?
2 / 100
9 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
4 / 100
27 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2014
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1989
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2005
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2013
Imprisonment 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 surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Since 1989
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