Compare LGBT Rights in Malaysia & Singapore

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
46 / 100
Legal Index ?
9 / 100
42 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
27 / 100
51 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1989
Legal
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2018
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2013
State-enforced
Since 1989
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2017
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1973
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1982
Legal, but restricted for minors
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2019
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 1826
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLegal
Since 2023
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1992
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1989
Equal
Since 2023
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