Compare LGBT Rights in Kuwait & Malaysia

Equality Index ?
6 / 100
18 / 100
Legal Index ?
6 / 100
9 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
27 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1960
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1989
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1984
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2022
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 2013
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2020
Restricted
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 adoptionN/ASingle only
Since 1826
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Since 1989
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