Compare LGBT Rights in Malaysia & Vietnam

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
9 / 100
56 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
27 / 100
53 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1989
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2013
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2017
Ambiguous
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1982
Legal
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
Single only
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLegal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1989
Equal
Since 1999
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