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| Region | Johor |
| Issue | Censorship of LGBT issues |
| Status | Imprisonment as punishment |
| Start Date | Jul 9, 1998 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 1998, the Sharia Criminal Offences Enactment of 1997 took effect in Johor, which criminalised “men posing as women” with one year in prison. |
| Sources | https://features.hrw.org/features/HRW_reports_2014/Im_Scared_to_Be_a_Woman/appendix_1.html http://library.jksm.gov.my/cgi-bin/koha/opac-retrieve-file.pl?id=0e9d2a66f63202012ee700160a2e0189 |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Fixing the start date.
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| Start Date | 1997 | Jul 9, 1998 |
| Description | In 1997, the Sharia Criminal Offences Enactment took effect in Johor which criminalised “men posing as women” with one year in prison. | In 1998, the Sharia Criminal Offences Enactment of 1997 took effect in Johor, which criminalised “men posing as women” with one year in prison. |
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| Sources | https://features.hrw.org/features/HRW_reports_2014/Im_Scared_to_Be_a_Woman/appendix_1.html | https://features.hrw.org/features/HRW_reports_2014/Im_Scared_to_Be_a_Woman/appendix_1.html http://library.jksm.gov.my/cgi-bin/koha/opac-retrieve-file.pl?id=0e9d2a66f63202012ee700160a2e0189 |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Fixing the entry.
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| Value | No censorship | Imprisonment as punishment |
| Start Date | (unknown) | 1997 |
| Description | In Johor, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. | In 1997, the Sharia Criminal Offences Enactment took effect in Johor which criminalised “men posing as women” with one year in prison. |
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| Sources | https://features.hrw.org/features/HRW_reports_2014/Im_Scared_to_Be_a_Woman/appendix_1.html | |
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| Status | No censorship |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In Johor, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. |
| Sources | (empty) |
Reports (1)
- Status is not correct "Censorship boards exist in Malaysia that censor LGBT issues in films and TV."