- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Male illegal, female legal
- 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 Sarawak is male illegal, female legal.
Current status
Male illegal, female legal
2-14 years in prison. not enforced.
Same-sex marriage in Sarawak is unrecognized.
Current status
Unrecognized
Nationwide.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Sarawak is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Sarawak, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Sarawak is legal, surgery not required.
Current status
Legal, surgery not required
Missing non binary options on documents.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Sarawak is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT discrimination in Sarawak is illegal in some contexts.
Current status
Illegal in some contexts
Only in Employment.
LGBT employment discrimination in Sarawak is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2016.
LGBT housing discrimination in Sarawak is no protections.
Current status
No protections
Proposed full discrimination protections.
Same-sex adoption in Sarawak is married couples only.
Current status
Married couples only
Nationwide.
Serving openly in military in Sarawak is legal.
Current status
Legal
Complicated.
Blood donations by MSMs in Sarawak is legal.
Current status
Legal
Nationwide.
Conversion therapy in Sarawak is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
Unknown.
Equal age of consent in Sarawak is equal.
Current status
Equal
Set age of consent.
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