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Region | Kelantan |
Issue | Censorship of LGBT issues |
Status | Imprisonment as punishment |
Start Date | 1985 |
End Date | (none) |
Description | In 1985, Kelantan criminalised “men posing as women” with 1 year in prison in its Sharia Criminal Code. This would be the first criminalisation of gender expression in Malaysia. |
Sources | https://features.hrw.org/features/HRW_reports_2014/Im_Scared_to_Be_a_Woman/appendix_1.html |
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Value | No censorship | Imprisonment as punishment |
Start Date | (unknown) | 1985 |
Description | In Kelantan, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. | In 1985, Kelantan criminalised “men posing as women” with 1 year in prison in its Sharia Criminal Code. This would be the first criminalisation of gender expression in Malaysia. |
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Sources | https://features.hrw.org/features/HRW_reports_2014/Im_Scared_to_Be_a_Woman/appendix_1.html |