Compare LGBT Rights in Malaysia & Nepal

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
77 / 100
Legal Index ?
9 / 100
87 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
27 / 100
68 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1989
Legal
Since 2007
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedAmbiguous
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2013
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2017
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1982
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2013
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 1826
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1989
Equal
Since 2007
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