Malaysia gay law

In all 13 states and 3 federal territories of Malaysia, there are shariah law provisions in place that prohibit or restrict homosexual intercouse or gender expression of Muslim LGBTQ community in varying degrees, majority of which are often loosely defined and gender specific, unlike the Penal Code at the federal level. [22].

Homosexual activity in Malaysia is illegal (imprisonment as punishment). Under Section of Malaysia's Penal Code, ‘carnal knowledge against the order of nature’ is punishable by up to 20 years in prison with whipping. A subsection of the law also criminalises ‘gross indecency with another person’ with up to two years in prison.