Compare LGBT Rights in Malaysia & Niger

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
27 / 100
Legal Index ?
9 / 100
42 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
27 / 100
12 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1989
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2013
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2017
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1982
Restricted
Since 1988
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 1826
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellAmbiguous
Since 1960
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1989
Unequal
Since 2016
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