Compare LGBT Rights in Malaysia & New Zealand

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
77 / 100
Legal Index ?
9 / 100
88 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
27 / 100
65 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1989
Legal
Since 1986
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedLegal
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2013
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2017
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1982
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2012
Hate crime protectionsUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2002
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 1994
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 1994
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 1994
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 1826
Legal
Since 2013
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLegal
Since 1994
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since 2020
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1989
Equal
Since 1986
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
40% Did not mention homosexuals
60% Mentioned homosexuals
92% Did not mention homosexuals
8% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
10% Justifiable
56% Not justifiable
54% Justifiable
16% Not justifiable
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition
(Ipsos, April–May, 2021)
16% Support
65% Against
Region not surveyed
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt
(Ipsos, April–May, 2021)
24% Agree
65% Disagree
Region not surveyed
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
21% Agree
51% Disagree
52% Agree
14% Disagree
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
3% Justifiable
75% Not justifiable
36% Justifiable
26% Not justifiable
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
9% Yes
86% No
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
10% Good place
87% Not a good place
69% Good place
10% Not a good place
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