Compare LGBT Rights in Malaysia & Montserrat

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
67 / 100
Legal Index ?
9 / 100
67 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
27 / 100
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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1989
Legal
Since 2001
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2013
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2017
Unknown
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1982
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 1826
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1989
Unequal
Since 2001
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