LGBT discrimination

LGBTQ+ people are protected from discrimination in 53 countries.

DATE

LGBT discrimination

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

Summary

53
Protected
53 regions (27%)
Protected
59
Some protections
59 regions (30%)
Some protections
80
No protections
80 regions (41%)
No protections
5
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
5 regions (3%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
Europe
60%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
30 regions (60%)
Some protections
14 regions (28%)
No protections
5 regions (10%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
1 regions (2%)
Oceania
21%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
3 regions (21%)
Some protections
7 regions (50%)
No protections
4 regions (29%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
regions (0%)
South America
58%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
7 regions (58%)
Some protections
4 regions (33%)
No protections
1 regions (8%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
regions (0%)
North America
22%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
5 regions (22%)
Some protections
12 regions (52%)
No protections
5 regions (22%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
1 regions (4%)
Africa
6%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
3 regions (6%)
Some protections
12 regions (23%)
No protections
37 regions (70%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
1 regions (2%)
Asia
11%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
5 regions (11%)
Some protections
10 regions (23%)
No protections
28 regions (64%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
1 regions (2%)

Timeline of lgbt discrimination

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

Recent Changes

2024

2023

2022

2021

LGBT discrimination by Country

Illegal

LGBT discrimination is illegal in 53 regions.

  1. Asia (5)
  2. Kazakhstan 1995
  3. Mongolia 2017
  4. Nepal 2015
  5. Taiwan 2004
  6. Thailand 2015
  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. Germany 2006
  21. Greece 2024
  22. Hungary 1998
  23. Ireland 2015
  24. Kosovo 2015
  25. Luxembourg 2006
  26. Malta 2014
  27. Moldova 2023
  28. Montenegro 2010
  29. Netherlands 2023
  30. North Macedonia 2020
  31. Norway 1981
  32. Portugal 2008
  33. Serbia 2009
  34. Slovakia 2013
  35. Slovenia 2016
  36. Spain 1995
  37. Sweden 2009
  38. North America (5)
  39. Antigua and Barbuda 2022
  40. Canada 2017
  41. Cuba 2019
  42. Honduras 2013
  43. Mexico 2003
  44. Africa (3)
  45. Angola 2021
  46. Botswana 2019
  47. South Africa 1996
  48. Oceania (3)
  49. Fiji 2013
  50. Marshall Islands 2019
  51. Vanuatu 2013
  52. South America (7)
  53. Bolivia 2010
  54. Brazil 2019
  55. Chile 2012
  56. Colombia 2011
  57. Ecuador 1998
  58. Peru 2017
  59. Uruguay 2003

Illegal in some contexts

LGBT discrimination is illegal in some contexts in 59 regions.

  1. Asia (10)
  2. India
  3. Indonesia 2015
  4. Israel 1992
  5. Japan 2018
  6. Pakistan 2018
  7. Philippines 2003
  8. Singapore 2019
  9. Timor-Leste 2009
  10. Turkmenistan 2009
  11. Vietnam 1992
  12. Europe (14)
  13. Cyprus 2013
  14. Georgia 2012
  15. Iceland
  16. Latvia 2006
  17. Liechtenstein 2016
  18. Lithuania 2000
  19. Monaco 2005
  20. Poland
  21. Romania 2000
  22. San Marino 2019
  23. Switzerland 2020
  24. Turkey 2016
  25. Ukraine 2015
  26. United Kingdom 2010
  27. North America (12)
  28. Barbados
  29. Belize
  30. Costa Rica 2015
  31. Dominica 2020
  32. Dominican Republic 2000
  33. El Salvador 2009
  34. Grenada
  35. Jamaica 2008
  36. Nicaragua 2008
  37. Saint Kitts and Nevis 2020
  38. Saint Lucia 2022
  39. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  40. Africa (12)
  41. Cape Verde 2007
  42. Chad 2017
  43. Kenya 2022
  44. Liberia
  45. Madagascar
  46. Mauritius
  47. Mozambique 2007
  48. Namibia 2021
  49. Rwanda
  50. Sao Tome and Principe
  51. Seychelles 2006
  52. Sierra Leone
  53. Oceania (7)
  54. Australia 1986
  55. Federated States of Micronesia 2018
  56. Kiribati 2015
  57. Nauru 2016
  58. New Zealand 1994
  59. Samoa 2013
  60. Tonga
  61. South America (4)
  62. Argentina 2009
  63. Paraguay 2016
  64. Suriname 2015
  65. Venezuela 2012

No protections

LGBT discrimination is no protections in 80 regions.

  1. Asia (28)
  2. Afghanistan 1919
  3. Bahrain 1976
  4. Bangladesh
  5. Bhutan
  6. Brunei 1951
  7. Cambodia
  8. China
  9. Iran 1979
  10. Iraq
  11. Jordan 1952
  12. Kuwait
  13. Kyrgyzstan 1991
  14. Laos 1953
  15. Lebanon
  16. Malaysia 1826
  17. Maldives 2017
  18. Myanmar 1886
  19. North Korea 1948
  20. Oman
  21. Palestine 1992
  22. Qatar 1915
  23. Saudi Arabia
  24. Sri Lanka 2014
  25. Syria
  26. Tajikistan 1994
  27. United Arab Emirates 1971
  28. Uzbekistan 1992
  29. Yemen 1994
  30. Europe (5)
  31. Armenia 1995
  32. Azerbaijan
  33. Belarus 1991
  34. Russia 1993
  35. Vatican City
  36. North America (5)
  37. Bahamas
  38. Guatemala
  39. Haiti 1791
  40. Panama 2018
  41. Trinidad and Tobago 2001
  42. Africa (37)
  43. Algeria
  44. Benin 1900
  45. Burundi
  46. Cameroon 1972
  47. Central African Republic 2003
  48. Comoros
  49. Côte d’Ivoire 2000
  50. Democratic Republic of the Congo 1960
  51. Djibouti
  52. Egypt 1971
  53. Equatorial Guinea 1968
  54. Eritrea 1957
  55. Eswatini 1907
  56. Ethiopia
  57. Gabon
  58. Gambia
  59. Ghana 1992
  60. Guinea 1988
  61. Guinea-Bissau
  62. Lesotho
  63. Libya 1951
  64. Malawi
  65. Mauritania 1991
  66. Morocco
  67. Niger
  68. Nigeria
  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

Varied, unclear, or unknown laws

Data on lgbt discrimination is unclear, not applicable, or missing in 5 regions.

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

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