Current Version
Region | Sabah |
Issue | Censorship of LGBT issues |
Status | Imprisonment as punishment |
Start Date | Jan 1, 1996 |
End Date | (none) |
Description | In 1996, Sabah’s Sharia Criminal Offences Act of 1995 took effect, which criminalises “men posing as women” and vice versa with up to 6 months in prison. |
Sources | https://sagc.sabah.gov.my/sites/default/files/law/SyariahCriminalOffencesEnactment1995_0_0.pdf |
Revision History (2)
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Poorest state so far only one to publish its law online. In your face, classist mainland!
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Value | No censorship | Imprisonment as punishment |
Start Date | (unknown) | Jan 1, 1996 |
Description | In Sabah, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. | In 1996, Sabah’s Sharia Criminal Offences Act of 1995 took effect, which criminalises “men posing as women” and vice versa with up to 6 months in prison. |
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Sources | https://sagc.sabah.gov.my/sites/default/files/law/SyariahCriminalOffencesEnactment1995_0_0.pdf |