Compare LGBT Rights in Malaysia & Philippines

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
58 / 100
Legal Index ?
9 / 100
57 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
27 / 100
59 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1989
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1988
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2013
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2017
Illegal
Since 2007
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1982
Legal
Since 1992
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownVaries by Region
Since 2021
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2003
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsVaries by Region
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 1826
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLegal
Since 2017
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedVaries by Region
Since 2021
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1989
Equal
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
40% Did not mention homosexuals
60% Mentioned homosexuals
82% Did not mention homosexuals
18% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
10% Justifiable
56% Not justifiable
19% Justifiable
40% 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
37% Agree
44% Disagree
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019)
Region not surveyed
73% Yes
24% No
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
3% Justifiable
75% Not justifiable
21% Justifiable
44% Not justifiable
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
9% Yes
86% No
73% Yes
26% No
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
10% Good place
87% Not a good place
58% Good place
38% Not a good place
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