Compare LGBT Rights in Malaysia & Sri Lanka

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
29 / 100
Legal Index ?
9 / 100
24 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
27 / 100
34 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1989
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1995
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2013
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2017
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1982
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2022
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 1826
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1989
N/A
Since 1995
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