Compare LGBT Rights in Malaysia & Namibia

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
44 / 100
Legal Index ?
9 / 100
54 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
27 / 100
33 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1989
Legal
Since 2024
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2013
No censorship
Since 1990
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2017
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1974
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1982
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2007
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 1826
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLegal
Since 2024
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1989
Equal
Since 2024
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