Nationwide.

Under British colonization.

Under colonization of Malaysia.

According to ILGA.

2-14 years in prison. Not enforced.

Proposed full housing discrimination protections by Malaysian Human rights watch.

As homosexuality is illegal in Malaysia, there are no protections for LGBTQ+ community

Date reflects beginning of British colonization of Malaysia. Homosexuality is illegal in Malaysia.

Homosexual activity in Malaysia is illegal.

Unsure of date. Date shown reflects the British colonial territory of the Straits Settlements. Malaysia's anti-sodomy laws are relics of the colonial era and rarely enforced. Under the federal law male homosexuality is illegal in Malaysia, punishable by 2-20 years in prison, however the status of female homosexuality is unclear under the Malaysian federal law. Muslim citizens of Malaysia can be sentenced to fines, caning and imprisonment for conducting same-sex sexual relations under some states which imposes sharia law. The maximum sentence that sharia courts can impose for these acts is up to three years prison, fines of up to RM 5,000 (1,204 USD) and caning of up to six strokes or all three.

The 1822 Criminal Code of the Dominican Republic did not criminalise same sex activity between consenting adults in private. The Criminal Code was updated in 2007 but did not change this.