Current Version
| Region | Melaka |
| Issue | Censorship of LGBT issues |
| Status | Imprisonment as punishment |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 1992 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 1992, Melaka’s Sharia Criminal Enactment of 1991, which criminalises “men posing as women” with 1 year in prison, took effect. |
| Sources | https://features.hrw.org/features/HRW_reports_2014/Im_Scared_to_Be_a_Woman/appendix_1.html https://fliphtml5.com/myaus/wmkj/7._ENAKMEN_KESALAHAN_SYARIAH_%28NEGERI_MELAKA%29_1991/ |
Revision History (4)
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Effective 1992.
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| Start Date | 1991 | Jan 1, 1992 |
| Description | In 1991, Melaka passed its Sharia Criminal Enactment, which criminalises “men posing as women” with 1 year in prison. | In 1992, Melaka’s Sharia Criminal Enactment of 1991, which criminalises “men posing as women” with 1 year in prison, took effect. |
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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 https://fliphtml5.com/myaus/wmkj/7._ENAKMEN_KESALAHAN_SYARIAH_%28NEGERI_MELAKA%29_1991/ |
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edited by Unknownmiles. Fixing grammar.
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| Description | In 1991, Melaka passed its Sharia Criminal Enactment which criminalises “men posing as women” with 1 year in prison. | In 1991, Melaka passed its Sharia Criminal Enactment, which criminalises “men posing as women” with 1 year in prison. |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Fixing the status.
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| Value | No censorship | Imprisonment as punishment |
| Start Date | (unknown) | 1991 |
| Description | In Melaka, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. | In 1991, Melaka passed its Sharia Criminal Enactment which criminalises “men posing as women” with 1 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 | |