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| Region | Perlis |
| Issue | Censorship of LGBT issues |
| Status | Imprisonment as punishment |
| Start Date | 1991 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 1991, Perlis passed its Criminal Offences in the Sharia Enactment, which criminalises “men posing as women” and “women posing as men” with up to three years in prison. Perils was the first state in Malaysia to explicitly criminalise the gender expression of transgender men. |
| Sources | https://features.hrw.org/features/HRW_reports_2014/Im_Scared_to_Be_a_Woman/appendix_1.html |
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edited by Unknownmiles. Fixing grammar.
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| Description | In 1991, Perlis passed its Criminal Offences in the Sharia Enactment which criminalises “men posing as women” and “women posing as men” with up to three years in prison. Perils was the first state in Malaysia to explicitly criminalise the gender expression of transgender men. | In 1991, Perlis passed its Criminal Offences in the Sharia Enactment, which criminalises “men posing as women” and “women posing as men” with up to three years in prison. Perils was the first state in Malaysia to explicitly criminalise the gender expression of transgender men. |
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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 Perlis, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. | In 1991, Perlis passed its Criminal Offences in the Sharia Enactment which criminalises “men posing as women” and “women posing as men” with up to three years in prison. Perils was the first state in Malaysia to explicitly criminalise the gender expression of transgender men. |
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| Sources | https://features.hrw.org/features/HRW_reports_2014/Im_Scared_to_Be_a_Woman/appendix_1.html | |