Compare LGBT Rights in India & Malaysia

Equality Index ?
57 / 100
18 / 100
Legal Index ?
61 / 100
9 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
53 / 100
27 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2018
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1989
Same-sex marriageUnregistered cohabitation
Since 2023
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2013
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2019
Illegal
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2019
Restricted
Since 1982
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2014
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationGender identity only
Since 2020
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationGender identity only
Since 2020
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 1826
Intersex infant surgeryVaries by Region
Since 2019
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyVaries by Region
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
N/A
Since 1989
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