Current Version
Region | Malaysia |
Issue | Right to change legal gender |
Status | Illegal |
Start Date | Aug 9, 1965 |
End Date | now |
Description | A trans individual does not currently have the right to change their legal gender. A recent court ruling in favour of allowing trans women to wear female clothing was overturned by a federal court. The date reference is the date Singapore separated from Malaysia, making it the country it is today. |
Sources | https://www.hrw.org/news/2015/10/08/malaysia-court-ruling-sets-back-transgender-rights |
Revision History (3)
Deleted by LGBTsoutheastasian. updated the law haven’t yet allow transgender individuals to legally change their gender in Malaysia
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End Date | May 2019 | (NONE) |
Revision by LGBTsoutheastasian. This isn’t true til now Malaysia haven’t allowed sex reassignment surgery yet, only that crossdressing are not a crime for non-Muslims.
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End Date | May 25, 2005 | May 2019 |
Revision by JuliaB. It's possible to change legal gender from 25.05.2005 (High Court in Re JG)
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End Date | (NONE) | May 25, 2005 |
Reports (3)
- All information is correct, just adding sources "Malaysia also criminalizes forms of gender expression. In 2022, police raided a halloween party attended by members of the LGBT community and arrested twenty people for cross-dressing."
- Status is not correct "Its illegal to change your gender in Malaysia"
- Status is not correct