- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Unrecognized
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Non-binary gender recognition
- Unknown
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Married couples only
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✖ Unequal
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Homosexual activity in Perlis is illegal (imprisonment as punishment).
Current status
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
2-14 years in prison.
Same-sex marriage in Perlis is unrecognized.
Current status
Unrecognized
Homosexuality is currently illegal.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Perlis is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Perlis, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Perlis is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
Changing Legal gender is illegal in all of Malaysia, including Perlis. Muslim Transsexuals can be fined 1000RM or a year imprisonment for conducting sex reassignment surgery. As well as 3 years in prison + mandatory counselling for crossdressing alone.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Perlis is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT discrimination in Perlis is no protections.
Current status
No protections
None currently
LGBT employment discrimination in Perlis is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Nationwide.
LGBT housing discrimination in Perlis is no protections.
Current status
No protections
Unknown.
Same-sex adoption in Perlis is married couples only.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1826
Since Jan 1, 1826
Married couples only
Under colonization of Malaysia.
Serving openly in military in Perlis is legal.
Current status
Legal
Homosexuality is currently illegal.
Blood donations by MSMs in Perlis is banned (indefinite deferral).
Current status
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Banned for all of Malaysia and Brunei.
Conversion therapy in Perlis is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
Unknown.
Equal age of consent in Perlis is unequal.
Current status
Unequal
As homosexuality is illegal in Perlis so the age of consent is unequal.
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