50.
The exact wordings of those laws could be seen below:
Penal Code
Section 377A - Carnal intercourse against the order of
nature
“Any person who has sexual connection with another
person by the introduction of the penis into the anus
or mouth of other person is said to commit carnal
intercourse against the order of nature.”
Section 377B - Punishment for committing carnal
intercourse against the order of nature
“Whoever voluntarily commits carnal intercourse against
the order of nature shall be punished with imprisonment
for a term which may extend to twenty years, and shall
also be liable for whipping.”
Section 377D - Outrages on decency
“Any person who, in public or private, commits, or abets
the Commission of, or procures or attempt to procures
the Commission by any person of, any act of gross
indecency with another person, shall be punished with
imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years.”
Minor Offence Section 21 of: Drunkenness and disorderly behaviour in
Act 1955
public places
“Any person who is found drunk and incapable of taking
care of himself, or who is guilty of any riotous, disorderly
or indecent behaviour, or of persistently soliciting or
importuning for immoral purposes in any public road
or in any public place or place of public amusement or
resort , or in immediate vicinity of any court or at any
public office, police station or place of worship, shall be
liable to a fine not exceeding twenty five ringgit or to
imprisonment for a term not exceeding fourteen days,
and on a second or subsequent conviction to a fine not
exceeding one hundred ringgit or imprisonment for a
term not exceeding three months or both.”
Legal gender recognition
51.
Change of name, gender marker and other details in legal documents,
including national identification card (IC) and birth certificate
Based on documentation, research and lived experiences of trans people,
trans people were able to change the details (name, gender marker and last
digit of the serial number in IC) in their legal documents, including the national
identification card and birth certificate, although only postoperative trans
people. However, the complex and costly process has become increasingly
restrictive over the years.
In order for a trans person to change the details in the IC to reflect their identity,
a trans person would have to:
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