Compare LGBT Rights in Malaysia & Mozambique

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
9 / 100
50 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
27 / 100
47 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1989
Legal
Since 2015
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2004
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2013
No censorship
Since 1988
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2017
Ambiguous
Since 2004
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1982
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2024
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 2015
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1989
Equal
Since 2015
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