- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Unrecognized
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, surgery not required
- Non-binary gender recognition
- Unknown
- Discrimination
- ✖ Illegal in some contexts
- Employment Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Married couples only
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
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Homosexual activity in Johor is illegal (imprisonment as punishment).
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1826
Since Jan 1, 1826
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
2-14 years in prison. Not enforced.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Johor is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Johor, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Johor is legal, surgery not required.
Current status
Legal, surgery not required
Missing non binary options on documents.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Johor is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT discrimination in Johor is illegal in some contexts.
Current status
Illegal in some contexts
Only in employment.
LGBT employment discrimination in Johor is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
As part of Malaysia.
LGBT housing discrimination in Johor is no protections.
Current status
No protections
Proposed full housing discrimination protections all across Malaysia.
Same-sex adoption in Johor is married couples only.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1826
Since Jan 1, 1826
Married couples only
According to ILGA.
Serving openly in military in Johor is legal.
Current status
Legal
As well full discrimination protections in employment.
Blood donations by MSMs in Johor is legal.
Current status
Legal
Nationwide.
Conversion therapy in Johor is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
Not criminalized in Malaysia.
Equal age of consent in Johor is equal.
Current status
Equal
Set age of consent.
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50 / 100
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