Compare LGBT Rights in Malaysia & Timor-Leste

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
9 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
27 / 100
60 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1989
Legal
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2013
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2017
Illegal
Since 2002
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1982
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2002
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2017
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 1826
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLegal
Since 2002
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Since 2022
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1989
Equal
Since 2002
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