Entry #19052: Homosexual activity in Malaysia

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RegionMalaysia
IssueHomosexual activity
StatusVaries by Region
Start Date1985
End DateMay 4, 1989
DescriptionIn 1985, Kelantan’s Sharia Criminal Code criminalised female homosexuality. Kedah would do the same in 1988.

Until 1989, female homosexuality was not criminalised in the other states and territories of Malaysia.
Sourceshttps://features.hrw.org/features/HRW_reports_2014/Im_Scared_to_Be_a_Woman/appendix_1.html


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StatusVaries by Region
Start Date1985
End DateMay 4, 1989
DescriptionIn 1985, Kelantan’s Sharia Criminal Code criminalised female homosexuality. Kedah would do the same in 1988. Until 1989, female homosexuality was not criminalised in the other states and territories of Malaysia.
Sourceshttps://features.hrw.org/features/HRW_reports_2014/Im_Scared_to_Be_a_Woman/appendix_1.html