Compare LGBT Rights in Malaysia & Marshall Islands

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
57 / 100
Legal Index ?
9 / 100
57 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
27 / 100
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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1989
Legal
Since 2005
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1988
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2013
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2017
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1982
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2019
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 1826
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellN/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1989
Equal
Since 2005
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