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| Region | Negeri Sembilan |
| Issue | Censorship of LGBT issues |
| Status | Imprisonment as punishment |
| Start Date | Jun 1, 1993 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 1993, Negeri Sembilan's Sharia Criminal Enactment of 1992, which criminalises “men posing as women” with up to 6 months in prison, took effect. In 2014, this was ruled unconstitutional by a Court of Appeals, but the ruling was overturned the next year. |
| Sources | https://features.hrw.org/features/HRW_reports_2014/Im_Scared_to_Be_a_Woman/appendix_1.html https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/malaysia/ https://online.fliphtml5.com/myaus/kerf/#p=1 |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding the start date.
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| Start Date | 1992 | Jun 1, 1993 |
| Description | In 1992, Negeri Sembilan passed its Sharia Criminal Enactment, which criminalises “men posing as women” with up to 6 months in prison. In 2014, this was ruled unconstitutional by a Court of Appeals, but the ruling was overturned the next year. | In 1993, Negeri Sembilan's Sharia Criminal Enactment of 1992, which criminalises “men posing as women” with up to 6 months in prison, took effect. In 2014, this was ruled unconstitutional by a Court of Appeals, but the ruling was overturned the next year. |
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| Sources | https://features.hrw.org/features/HRW_reports_2014/Im_Scared_to_Be_a_Woman/appendix_1.html https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/malaysia/ | https://features.hrw.org/features/HRW_reports_2014/Im_Scared_to_Be_a_Woman/appendix_1.html https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/malaysia/ https://online.fliphtml5.com/myaus/kerf/#p=1 |
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edited by UnknownMiles. Fixing grammar.
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| Description | In 1992, Negeri Sembilan passed its Sharia Criminal Enactment which criminalises “men posing as women” with up to 6 months in prison. In 2014, this was ruled unconstitutional by a Court of Appeals but the ruling was overturned the next year. | In 1992, Negeri Sembilan passed its Sharia Criminal Enactment, which criminalises “men posing as women” with up to 6 months in prison. In 2014, this was ruled unconstitutional by a Court of Appeals, but the ruling was overturned the next year. |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Fixing the status.
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| Value | No censorship | Imprisonment as punishment |
| Start Date | (unknown) | 1992 |
| Description | In Negeri Sembilan, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. | In 1992, Negeri Sembilan passed its Sharia Criminal Enactment which criminalises “men posing as women” with up to 6 months in prison. In 2014, this was ruled unconstitutional by a Court of Appeals but the ruling was overturned the next year. |
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| Sources | https://features.hrw.org/features/HRW_reports_2014/Im_Scared_to_Be_a_Woman/appendix_1.html https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/malaysia/ | |