LGBT discrimination

LGBTQ+ people are protected from discrimination in 47 countries.

DATE

LGBT discrimination

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

Summary

47
Protected
47 regions (24%)
Protected
78
Some protections
78 regions (39%)
Some protections
66
No protections
66 regions (33%)
No protections
7
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
7 regions (4%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
Europe
60%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
30 regions (60%)
Some protections
11 regions (22%)
No protections
6 regions (12%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
3 regions (6%)
Oceania
14%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
2 regions (14%)
Some protections
10 regions (71%)
No protections
2 regions (14%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
regions (0%)
South America
58%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
7 regions (58%)
Some protections
5 regions (42%)
No protections
regions (0%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
regions (0%)
North America
22%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
5 regions (22%)
Some protections
15 regions (65%)
No protections
2 regions (9%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
1 regions (4%)
Africa
2%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
1 regions (2%)
Some protections
26 regions (48%)
No protections
27 regions (50%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
regions (0%)
Asia
5%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
2 regions (5%)
Some protections
11 regions (25%)
No protections
29 regions (66%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
2 regions (5%)

Timeline of lgbt discrimination

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

Recent & Upcoming Changes

Upcoming Changes

2025

2024

2023

LGBT discrimination by Country

Illegal

LGBT discrimination is illegal in 47 regions.

  1. Asia (2)
  2. Mongolia 2017
  3. Nepal 2015
  4. Europe (30)
  5. Albania 2010
  6. Austria 2004
  7. Belgium 2003
  8. Bosnia and Herzegovina 2016
  9. Bulgaria 2023
  10. Croatia 2009
  11. Czechia 2009
  12. Denmark 1996
  13. Finland 2004
  14. France 2004
  15. Georgia 2014
  16. Germany 2006
  17. Greece 2024
  18. Hungary 1998
  19. Iceland
  20. Ireland 2015
  21. Kosovo 2015
  22. Luxembourg 2006
  23. Malta 2014
  24. Moldova 2023
  25. Montenegro 2010
  26. Netherlands 2023
  27. North Macedonia 2020
  28. Norway 1981
  29. Portugal 2008
  30. Serbia 2009
  31. Slovakia 2013
  32. Slovenia 2016
  33. Spain 2022
  34. Sweden 2009
  35. North America (5)
  36. Antigua and Barbuda 2022
  37. Canada 2017
  38. Cuba 2019
  39. Honduras 2013
  40. Mexico 2003
  41. Africa (1)
  42. South Africa 1996
  43. Oceania (2)
  44. Fiji 2013
  45. Marshall Islands 2019
  46. South America (7)
  47. Bolivia 2010
  48. Brazil 2019
  49. Chile 2012
  50. Colombia 2011
  51. Ecuador 1998
  52. Peru 2017
  53. Uruguay 2003

Illegal in some contexts

LGBT discrimination is illegal in some contexts in 78 regions.

  1. Asia (11)
  2. Bhutan 2018
  3. India
  4. Israel 1992
  5. Japan 2018
  6. Pakistan 2018
  7. Philippines 2003
  8. Singapore 2019
  9. Sri Lanka 2022
  10. Taiwan 2004
  11. Thailand 2015
  12. Timor-Leste 2009
  13. Europe (11)
  14. Cyprus 2013
  15. Estonia 2009
  16. Latvia 2006
  17. Liechtenstein 2016
  18. Lithuania 2000
  19. Monaco 2005
  20. Poland 2018
  21. Romania 2000
  22. San Marino 2019
  23. Switzerland 2020
  24. Ukraine 2015
  25. North America (15)
  26. Bahamas 2003
  27. Barbados
  28. Belize
  29. Costa Rica 2015
  30. Dominica 2020
  31. Dominican Republic 2000
  32. El Salvador 2009
  33. Grenada 2013
  34. Guatemala 2021
  35. Jamaica 2008
  36. Nicaragua 2008
  37. Panama 2002
  38. Saint Kitts and Nevis 2020
  39. Saint Lucia 2006
  40. Trinidad and Tobago 2004
  41. Africa (26)
  42. Angola 2021
  43. Benin
  44. Botswana 2010
  45. Cape Verde 2007
  46. Chad 2017
  47. Democratic Republic of the Congo 2008
  48. Djibouti 2016
  49. Equatorial Guinea 2022
  50. Eswatini 2017
  51. Gabon 2023
  52. Ghana 2012
  53. Guinea 2016
  54. Kenya 2022
  55. Lesotho 2011
  56. Liberia 2015
  57. Madagascar 2005
  58. Malawi 2019
  59. Mauritius
  60. Mozambique 2007
  61. Republic of the Congo 2020
  62. Sao Tome and Principe
  63. Seychelles 2006
  64. Sierra Leone 2023
  65. Tanzania 2018
  66. Togo 2020
  67. Zimbabwe 2020
  68. Oceania (10)
  69. Australia 1986
  70. Federated States of Micronesia 2018
  71. Kiribati 2015
  72. Nauru 2016
  73. New Zealand 1994
  74. Samoa 2007
  75. Solomon Islands 2014
  76. Tonga 2010
  77. Tuvalu 2016
  78. Vanuatu 2013
  79. South America (5)
  80. Argentina 2009
  81. Guyana 2023
  82. Paraguay 2016
  83. Suriname 2015
  84. Venezuela 2012

No protections

LGBT discrimination is no protections in 66 regions.

  1. Asia (29)
  2. Afghanistan
  3. Bahrain
  4. Bangladesh
  5. Cambodia
  6. China
  7. Indonesia
  8. Iran
  9. Iraq
  10. Jordan
  11. Kazakhstan
  12. Kuwait
  13. Kyrgyzstan
  14. Laos
  15. Lebanon
  16. Malaysia
  17. Maldives
  18. Myanmar
  19. North Korea
  20. Oman
  21. Palestine
  22. Qatar
  23. Saudi Arabia
  24. Syria
  25. Tajikistan
  26. Turkmenistan
  27. United Arab Emirates
  28. Uzbekistan
  29. Vietnam
  30. Yemen
  31. Europe (6)
  32. Armenia
  33. Azerbaijan
  34. Belarus
  35. Russia
  36. Turkey 2016
  37. Vatican City
  38. North America (2)
  39. Haiti
  40. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  41. Africa (27)
  42. Algeria
  43. Burkina Faso
  44. Burundi
  45. Cameroon
  46. Central African Republic
  47. Comoros
  48. Côte d’Ivoire
  49. Egypt
  50. Eritrea
  51. Ethiopia
  52. Gambia
  53. Guinea-Bissau
  54. Libya
  55. Mali
  56. Mauritania
  57. Morocco
  58. Namibia 2023
  59. Niger
  60. Nigeria
  61. Rwanda
  62. Senegal
  63. Somalia
  64. South Sudan
  65. Sudan
  66. Tunisia
  67. Uganda
  68. Zambia
  69. Oceania (2)
  70. Palau
  71. Papua New Guinea

Varied, unclear, or unknown laws

Data on lgbt discrimination is unclear, not applicable, or missing in 7 regions.

  1. Asia (2)
  2. Brunei
  3. South Korea Varies by Region
  4. Europe (3)
  5. Andorra
  6. Italy Varies by Region
  7. United Kingdom Varies by Region
  8. North America (1)
  9. United States Varies by Region
  10. Antarctica (1)
  11. Antarctica N/A

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