Compare LGBT Rights in Malaysia & Uzbekistan

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
21 / 100
Legal Index ?
9 / 100
23 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
27 / 100
18 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1989
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1994
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2013
State-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2017
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1998
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1982
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 1826
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1989
Female equal, male N/A
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