Compare LGBT Rights in Malaysia & Romania

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
44 / 100
Legal Index ?
9 / 100
55 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
27 / 100
33 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1989
Legal
Since 2001
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2009
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2013
No censorship
Since 2020
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2017
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1996
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1982
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2000
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2000
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2000
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 1826
Single only
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Since 2008
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1989
Equal
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