Compare LGBT Rights in Malaysia & Myanmar

Equality Index ?
17 / 100
25 / 100
Legal Index ?
9 / 100
13 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
25 / 100
38 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1989
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1861
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2013
State-enforced
Since 1946
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2017
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1982
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2019
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
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 TellUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1989
N/A
Since 1861
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