Current Version
| Region | Malaysia |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Start Date | 1980 |
| End Date | Jan 1, 1983 |
| Description | Before 1983, it was possible for trans people to change their legal gender after receiving surgery. If medical opinion states that the individual is their desired gender, courts should comply and legally recognise the desired gender. (High Court in Re JG) Although 1980, In Malaysia was available to change gender, It was performed in a university of Malaysia, however in 1982 the fatawa council learned about surgeries and in 1983, Malaysia banbed changing gender |
| Sources | https://www.undp.org/sites/g/files/zskgke326/files/migration/asia_pacific_rbap/Malaysia-APTN_Publication_OnlineViewing.pdf https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4983682/ https://features.hrw.org/features/HRW_reports_2014/Im_Scared_to_Be_a_Woman/chapter-1.html |
| Federal Law | Yes |
Revision History (8)
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| Sources | https://www.undp.org/sites/g/files/zskgke326/files/migration/asia_pacific_rbap/Malaysia-APTN_Publication_OnlineViewing.pdf https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4983682/ | https://www.undp.org/sites/g/files/zskgke326/files/migration/asia_pacific_rbap/Malaysia-APTN_Publication_OnlineViewing.pdf https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4983682/ https://features.hrw.org/features/HRW_reports_2014/Im_Scared_to_Be_a_Woman/chapter-1.html |
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| Description | Before 1983, it was possible for trans people to change their legal gender after receiving surgery. If medical opinion states that the individual is their desired gender, courts should comply and legally recognise the desired gender. (High Court in Re JG) Although 1980, In Malaysia was available to change gender, I was performed in a university of Malaysia, however in 1982 the fatawa council learned about surgeries and in 1983, Malaysia banbed changing gender | Before 1983, it was possible for trans people to change their legal gender after receiving surgery. If medical opinion states that the individual is their desired gender, courts should comply and legally recognise the desired gender. (High Court in Re JG) Although 1980, In Malaysia was available to change gender, It was performed in a university of Malaysia, however in 1982 the fatawa council learned about surgeries and in 1983, Malaysia banbed changing gender |
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| Start Date | (unknown) | 1980 |
| Description | Before 1983, it was possible for trans people to change their legal gender after receiving surgery. If medical opinion states that the individual is their desired gender, courts should comply and legally recognise the desired gender. (High Court in Re JG) | Before 1983, it was possible for trans people to change their legal gender after receiving surgery. If medical opinion states that the individual is their desired gender, courts should comply and legally recognise the desired gender. (High Court in Re JG) Although 1980, In Malaysia was available to change gender, I was performed in a university of Malaysia, however in 1982 the fatawa council learned about surgeries and in 1983, Malaysia banbed changing gender |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Marking as federal law.
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| Federal Law | No | Yes |
edited by Notdog1996. Correcting date, adding source
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| Start Date | May 25, 2005 | (unknown) |
| End Date | Oct 8, 2015 | Jan 1, 1983 |
| Description | If medical opinion states that the individual is their desired gender, courts should comply and legally recognise the desired gender. (High Court in Re JG) | Before 1983, it was possible for trans people to change their legal gender after receiving surgery. If medical opinion states that the individual is their desired gender, courts should comply and legally recognise the desired gender. (High Court in Re JG) |
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| Sources | https://www.undp.org/sites/g/files/zskgke326/files/migration/asia_pacific_rbap/Malaysia-APTN_Publication_OnlineViewing.pdf | https://www.undp.org/sites/g/files/zskgke326/files/migration/asia_pacific_rbap/Malaysia-APTN_Publication_OnlineViewing.pdf https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4983682/ |
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edited by LGBTsoutheastasian. updated
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| End Date | (none) | Oct 8, 2015 |
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| Description | If medical opinion states that the individual is their desired gender, cour ts should comply and legally recognise the desired gender. (High Court in Re JG) | If medical opinion states that the individual is their desired gender, courts should comply and legally recognise the desired gender. (High Court in Re JG) |
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Reports (6)
- Status is not correct "Gender changes are impossible. Crossdressing is also illegal."
- Status is not correct
- Status is not correct
- Status is not correct
- Status is not correct "There is no way for a Malaysian to change their legal gender, crossdressing is illegal in several states under sharia law"
- Status is not correct "Transgender individuals in Malaysia do not have the right to change their gender. Crossdressing is also illegal."
| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Start Date | May 25, 2005 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | If medical opinion states that the individual is their desired gender, cour ts should comply and legally recognise the desired gender. (High Court in Re JG) |
| Sources | https://www.undp.org/sites/g/files/zskgke326/files/migration/asia_pacific_rbap/Malaysia-APTN_Publication_OnlineViewing.pdf |