- 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.
OPPOSE
SUPPORT
Malaysia Surveys
Support for Same-Sex Marriage
(The ILGA-RIWI, 2015)
History
Homosexual activity in Malaysia is illegal (imprisonment as punishment).
Current status
Since 1826
Since 1826
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Unsure of date. Date shown reflects the British colonial territory of the Straits Settlements. Malaysia's anti-sodomy laws are relics of the colonial era and rarely enforced.
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.
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.
Current status
Since 1826
Since 1826
Not legal
Homosexual activity in Malaysia is illegal.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Malaysia is state-enforced.
Current status
State-enforced
In Malaysia there are sometimes censorship of LGBT content in cinema films by the Malaysian censorship board but it is not always enforced.
Right to change legal gender in Malaysia is legal, but requires surgery.
Current status
Since May 25, 2005
Since May 25, 2005
Legal, but requires 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)
desired gender, courts should comply and legally recognise
the desired gender. (High Court in Re JG)
Illegal
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.
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.
Current status
Not legally recognized
Not legal to change gender identity,no nonbinary recognition
LGBT employment discrimination in Malaysia is no protections.
Current status
No protections
No protections against discrimination for LGBT+ in a work place
LGBT housing discrimination in Malaysia is no protections.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1826
Since Jan 1, 1826
No protections
Proposed full housing discrimination protections by Malaysian Human rights watch.
Same-sex adoption in Malaysia is single only.
Current status
Since 1826
Since 1826
Single only
Date reflects beginning of British colonization of Malaysia. Homosexuality is illegal in Malaysia.
Serving openly in military in Malaysia is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
According to Wikipedia.
Blood donations by MSMs in Malaysia is banned (indefinite deferral).
Current status
Since May 3, 2016
Since May 3, 2016
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Donating Blood for MSM and female partners of MSM is banned in Malaysia (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapy in Malaysia is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
the government is trying to fund conversion therapy for transgender People. Homosexuality is currently illegal. Minister of Islamic Affairs Condemns bullying and discrimination against LGBT People in Employment.
Equal age of consent in Malaysia is n/a.
Current status
N/A
Homosexuality is illegal in Malaysia , therefore there's no age of consent for homosexuals.
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)
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