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LGBT Rights in Sarawak State

    Homosexuality
    ✖ Male illegal, female legal
    Gay Marriage
    ✖ Unrecognized
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✔ Legal, no restrictions
    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

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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.
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Same-sex marriage in Sarawak

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Same-sex marriage in Sarawak is unrecognized.

Current status
Unrecognized
Nationwide.
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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Sarawak

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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.
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Right to change legal gender in Sarawak

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Right to change legal gender in Sarawak is legal, no restrictions.

Current status
Legal, no restrictions
Missing non binary options on documents.
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Sarawak

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Sarawak is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT discrimination in Sarawak

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LGBT discrimination in Sarawak is illegal in some contexts.

Current status
Illegal in some contexts
Only in Employment.
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LGBT employment discrimination in Sarawak

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LGBT employment discrimination in Sarawak is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2016.
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LGBT housing discrimination in Sarawak

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LGBT housing discrimination in Sarawak is no protections.

Current status
No protections
Proposed full discrimination protections.
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Same-sex adoption in Sarawak

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Same-sex adoption in Sarawak is married couples only.

Current status
Married couples only
Nationwide.
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Serving openly in military in Sarawak

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Serving openly in military in Sarawak is legal.

Current status
Legal
Complicated.
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Blood donations by MSMs in Sarawak

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Blood donations by MSMs in Sarawak is legal.

Current status
Legal
Nationwide.
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Conversion therapy in Sarawak

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Conversion therapy in Sarawak is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
Unknown.
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Equal age of consent in Sarawak

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Equal age of consent in Sarawak is equal.

Current status
Equal
Set age of consent.
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