Compare LGBT Rights in Malaysia & Mauritania

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
10 / 100
Legal Index ?
9 / 100
3 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
27 / 100
16 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1989
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1983
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2013
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1983
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2017
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1982
Banned
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 adoptionSingle only
Since 1826
Illegal
Since 1983
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellIllegal
Since 1983
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1989
N/A
Since 1983
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