LGBT discrimination

LGBTQ+ people are protected from discrimination in 55 countries.

DATE

LGBT discrimination

Prohibition of discrimination based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity.

Summary

55
Protected
55 regions (28%)
Protected
60
Some protections
60 regions (30%)
Some protections
80
No protections
80 regions (41%)
No protections
2
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
2 regions (1%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
Europe
60%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
30 regions (60%)
Some protections
14 regions (28%)
No protections
5 regions (10%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (2%)
Oceania
29%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
4 regions (29%)
Some protections
6 regions (43%)
No protections
4 regions (29%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
regions (0%)
South America
58%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
7 regions (58%)
Some protections
4 regions (33%)
No protections
1 regions (8%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
regions (0%)
North America
26%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
6 regions (26%)
Some protections
13 regions (57%)
No protections
4 regions (17%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
regions (0%)
Africa
6%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
3 regions (6%)
Some protections
14 regions (26%)
No protections
36 regions (68%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
regions (0%)
Asia
11%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
5 regions (11%)
Some protections
9 regions (21%)
No protections
30 regions (68%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
regions (0%)

Timeline of lgbt discrimination

Number of countries to ban lgbtq+ discrimination over the past 61 years.

Recent Changes

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

LGBT discrimination by Country

Illegal

LGBT discrimination is illegal in 55 regions.

  1. Asia (5)
  2. Israel 1992
  3. Mongolia 2017
  4. Nepal 2015
  5. Taiwan 2004
  6. Thailand
  7. Europe (30)
  8. Albania 2010
  9. Andorra 2005
  10. Austria 2004
  11. Belgium 2003
  12. Bosnia and Herzegovina 2016
  13. Bulgaria 2023
  14. Croatia 2009
  15. Czech Republic 2009
  16. Denmark 1996
  17. Estonia 2009
  18. Finland 2004
  19. France 2004
  20. Georgia 2012
  21. Germany 2006
  22. Greece 2024
  23. Hungary 1998
  24. Iceland
  25. Ireland 2015
  26. Kosovo 2015
  27. Luxembourg 2006
  28. Malta 2014
  29. Moldova 2023
  30. Montenegro 2010
  31. Netherlands 2023
  32. North Macedonia 2020
  33. Norway 1981
  34. Serbia 2009
  35. Slovenia 2016
  36. Spain 1995
  37. Sweden 2009
  38. North America (6)
  39. Antigua and Barbuda 2022
  40. Canada 2017
  41. Cuba 2019
  42. El Salvador 2015
  43. Honduras 2013
  44. Mexico 2003
  45. Africa (3)
  46. Angola 2021
  47. Botswana 2019
  48. South Africa 1996
  49. Oceania (4)
  50. Fiji 2013
  51. Marshall Islands 2019
  52. New Zealand 1994
  53. Vanuatu 2013
  54. South America (7)
  55. Bolivia 2010
  56. Brazil 2019
  57. Chile 2012
  58. Colombia 2011
  59. Ecuador 1998
  60. Peru 2017
  61. Uruguay 2003

Illegal in some contexts

LGBT discrimination is illegal in some contexts in 60 regions.

  1. Asia (9)
  2. India
  3. Indonesia 2015
  4. Japan 2018
  5. Pakistan 2018
  6. Philippines 2003
  7. Singapore 2019
  8. South Korea 1948
  9. Timor-Leste 2009
  10. Vietnam 1992
  11. Europe (14)
  12. Cyprus 2013
  13. Latvia 2006
  14. Liechtenstein 2016
  15. Lithuania 2000
  16. Monaco 2005
  17. Poland
  18. Portugal 2004
  19. Romania 2000
  20. San Marino 2019
  21. Slovakia 2013
  22. Switzerland 2020
  23. Turkey 2016
  24. Ukraine 2015
  25. United Kingdom 2010
  26. North America (13)
  27. Barbados
  28. Belize
  29. Costa Rica 2015
  30. Dominica 2020
  31. Dominican Republic 2000
  32. Grenada
  33. Guatemala 1997
  34. Jamaica 2008
  35. Nicaragua 2008
  36. Saint Kitts and Nevis 2020
  37. Saint Lucia 2022
  38. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  39. United States 2021
  40. Africa (14)
  41. Burkina Faso 1991
  42. Cape Verde 2007
  43. Chad 2017
  44. Kenya 2022
  45. Liberia
  46. Madagascar
  47. Malawi
  48. Mauritius
  49. Mozambique 2007
  50. Namibia 2021
  51. Rwanda
  52. Sao Tome and Principe
  53. Seychelles
  54. Sierra Leone
  55. Oceania (6)
  56. Australia 1986
  57. Federated States of Micronesia 2018
  58. Kiribati 2015
  59. Nauru 2016
  60. Samoa 2013
  61. Tonga
  62. South America (4)
  63. Argentina 2009
  64. Paraguay 2016
  65. Suriname 2015
  66. Venezuela 2012

No protections

LGBT discrimination is no protections in 80 regions.

  1. Asia (30)
  2. Afghanistan 1919
  3. Bahrain 1976
  4. Bangladesh
  5. Bhutan 2006
  6. Brunei 1951
  7. Cambodia
  8. China
  9. Iran 1979
  10. Iraq
  11. Jordan 1952
  12. Kazakhstan
  13. Kuwait 1960
  14. Kyrgyzstan 1991
  15. Laos 1953
  16. Lebanon
  17. Malaysia 1826
  18. Maldives 2017
  19. Myanmar 1886
  20. North Korea 1948
  21. Oman 1996
  22. Palestine 1992
  23. Qatar 1915
  24. Saudi Arabia 2018
  25. Sri Lanka 2014
  26. Syria
  27. Tajikistan 1994
  28. Turkmenistan 1992
  29. United Arab Emirates 2018
  30. Uzbekistan 1992
  31. Yemen 1994
  32. Europe (5)
  33. Armenia 1995
  34. Azerbaijan
  35. Belarus 1991
  36. Russia 1993
  37. Vatican City
  38. North America (4)
  39. Bahamas
  40. Haiti 1987
  41. Panama
  42. Trinidad and Tobago 2001
  43. Africa (36)
  44. Algeria 1966
  45. Benin 1900
  46. Burundi
  47. Cameroon 1972
  48. Central African Republic 2003
  49. Comoros
  50. Côte d’Ivoire 2000
  51. Democratic Republic of the Congo 1960
  52. Djibouti
  53. Egypt 1971
  54. Equatorial Guinea 1968
  55. Eritrea 1957
  56. Eswatini 1907
  57. Ethiopia
  58. Gabon
  59. Gambia
  60. Ghana 1992
  61. Guinea 1988
  62. Guinea-Bissau
  63. Lesotho
  64. Libya 1951
  65. Mauritania 1991
  66. Morocco
  67. Niger
  68. Nigeria 1999
  69. Republic of the Congo
  70. Senegal 1966
  71. Somalia 1962
  72. South Sudan 2011
  73. Sudan 1956
  74. Tanzania 1977
  75. Togo 1980
  76. Tunisia 1957
  77. Uganda 1904
  78. Zambia 1931
  79. Zimbabwe 1980
  80. Oceania (4)
  81. Palau
  82. Papua New Guinea 2002
  83. Solomon Islands 1978
  84. Tuvalu
  85. South America (1)
  86. Guyana 1980

No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous

Data on lgbt discrimination is unclear, not applicable, or missing in 2 regions.

  1. Europe (1)
  2. Italy
  3. Antarctica (1)
  4. Antarctica

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