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| LGBT Malaysians are classified as criminals under the national penal code and their is little public support or discussion about ]. | LGBT Malaysians are classified as criminals under the national penal code and their is little public support or discussion about ]. | ||
| == Criminal Code == |
=== Criminal Code === | ||
| Section 377 of the penal code prohibits heterosexual and homosexual ] with punishments including up to twenty years and prison and or fines and whippings. Section 337a more narrowly prohibits acts of "gross indecency with another male person" with punishment including up to two years in prison . | Section 377 of the penal code prohibits heterosexual and homosexual ] with punishments including up to twenty years and prison and or fines and whippings. Section 337a more narrowly prohibits acts of "gross indecency with another male person" with punishment including up to two years in prison . | ||
| == Civil Rights == | === Civil Rights === | ||
| No laws exist to prohibit discrimination on the basis of ] or ]. No major or minor political party has expressed any public support for such civil rights legislation and their are no recognized interest groups in the nation that campaign for ]. | |||
| === Anwar Ibrahim === | |||
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LGBT Malaysians are classified as criminals under the national penal code and their is little public support or discussion about gay rights.
Criminal Code
Section 377 of the penal code prohibits heterosexual and homosexual sodomy with punishments including up to twenty years and prison and or fines and whippings. Section 337a more narrowly prohibits acts of "gross indecency with another male person" with punishment including up to two years in prison .
Civil Rights
No laws exist to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. No major or minor political party has expressed any public support for such civil rights legislation and their are no recognized interest groups in the nation that campaign for gay rights.