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State

  • Homosexuality
    ⚢
    ✔ Male illegal, female legal
  • Marriage
    ⚭
    ✖ Unrecognized
  • Changing Gender
    ✔ Legal, surgery not required
  • Adoption
    Married couples only
  • Discrimination
    Illegal in some contexts
  • Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
  • Employment Discrimination
    ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
  • Military
    ✔ Legal
  • Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
  • Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
  • Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned

History

Homosexual activity in Pulau Pinang

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Current status
Male illegal, female legal
2-14 years in prison. Not enforced.
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No
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Same-sex marriage in Pulau Pinang

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Current status
Unrecognized
Nationwide.
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Sources:
No
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Right to change legal gender in Pulau Pinang

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Current status
Legal, surgery not required
Missing non binary options on documents.
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No
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Same-sex adoption in Pulau Pinang

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Current status
(since Jan 1, 1826)
Married couples only
Under British colonization.
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Sources:
no
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LGBT discrimination in Pulau Pinang

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Current status
Illegal in some contexts
Only under nationwide employment discrimination protections.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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LGBT housing discrimination in Pulau Pinang

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Current status
No protections
None exist.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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LGBT employment discrimination in Pulau Pinang

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Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Nationwide.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Homosexuals serving openly in military in Pulau Pinang

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Current status
Legal
As well they have full discrimination protections in employment.
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Sources:
No
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Equal age of consent in Pulau Pinang

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Current status
Equal
Set age of consent.
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No
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Blood donations by MSMs in Pulau Pinang

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Current status
Legal
Nationwide.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Conversion therapy in Pulau Pinang

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Current status
Not banned
Unknown.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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