Compare LGBT Rights in Malaysia & Peru

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
53 / 100
Legal Index ?
9 / 100
61 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
27 / 100
46 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1989
Legal
Since 1924
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1984
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2013
State-enforced
Since 2024
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2017
Ambiguous
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1982
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2017
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2017
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 1826
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLegal
Since 2009
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2021
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1989
Equal
Since 2012
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