- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Not legal
- Censorship
- ✖ State-enforced
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Legal, but requires surgery
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Military
- ✖ Illegal
- Donating Blood
- ✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- N/A
Public Opinion
Recent studies in Malaysia indicate societal resistance to LGBTQ+ rights.
Malaysia Surveys
Support for Same-Sex Marriage
History
Homosexual activity in Malaysia is illegal (imprisonment as punishment).
Since 1826
Under the federal law Male Homosexuality is Illegal in Malaysia ,punishable by 2-20 years in prison , however the status of female homosexuality is unclear under the federal law.
However , Muslim citizens of Malaysia can be sentenced to fines , caning and imprisonment for conducting same sexual relations under some states which imposes sharia Law. The maximum sentence that sharia courts can impose for these acts is up to three years prison , fines of up to RM 5,000 (1,204 USD) and caning of up to six strokes or all three.
Same-sex marriage in Malaysia is not legal.
Since 1826
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Malaysia is state-enforced.
Right to change legal gender in Malaysia is legal, but requires surgery.
Since May 25, 2005
desired gender, courts should comply and legally recognise
the desired gender. (High Court in Re JG)
The date reference is the date Singapore separated from Malaysia, making it the country it is today.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Malaysia is not legally recognized.
LGBT employment discrimination in Malaysia is no protections.
LGBT housing discrimination in Malaysia is no protections.
Since Jan 1, 1826
Same-sex adoption in Malaysia is single only.
Since 1826
Serving openly in military in Malaysia is illegal.
Blood donations by MSMs in Malaysia is banned (indefinite deferral).
Since May 3, 2016
Conversion therapy in Malaysia is not banned.
Equal age of consent in Malaysia is n/a.
LGBT Rights by State
View the LGBT laws in each individual state of Malaysia.
- Terengganu
- Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur (Federal Territory)
- Wilayah Persekutuan Labuan (Federal Territory)
- Wilayah Persekutuan Putrajaya (Federal Territory)