LGBT housing discrimination

LGBTQ+ people are protected from housing discrimination in 42 countries.

DATE

LGBT housing discrimination

Prohibition of discrimination based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity when applying for housing or discrimination by landlords / property owners.

Summary

42
Protected
42 regions (21%)
Protected
15
Some protections
15 regions (8%)
Some protections
90
No protections
90 regions (45%)
No protections
51
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
51 regions (26%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
Europe
50%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
25 regions (50%)
Some protections
4 regions (8%)
No protections
12 regions (24%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
9 regions (18%)
Oceania
21%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
3 regions (21%)
Some protections
2 regions (14%)
No protections
1 regions (7%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
8 regions (57%)
South America
67%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
8 regions (67%)
Some protections
1 regions (8%)
No protections
2 regions (17%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
1 regions (8%)
North America
13%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
3 regions (13%)
Some protections
2 regions (9%)
No protections
17 regions (74%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
1 regions (4%)
Africa
2%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
1 regions (2%)
Some protections
3 regions (6%)
No protections
27 regions (50%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
23 regions (43%)
Asia
5%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
2 regions (5%)
Some protections
3 regions (7%)
No protections
31 regions (71%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
8 regions (18%)

Timeline of lgbt housing discrimination

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

Recent & Upcoming Changes

Upcoming Changes

2025

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

LGBT housing discrimination by Country

Sexual orientation and gender identity

LGBT housing discrimination is sexual orientation and gender identity in 42 regions.

  1. Asia (2)
  2. Japan 2003
  3. Mongolia 2017
  4. Europe (25)
  5. Albania 2010
  6. Austria
  7. Bosnia and Herzegovina 2016
  8. Bulgaria 2023
  9. Croatia 2009
  10. Czechia 2009
  11. Finland 2004
  12. France 2014
  13. Georgia 2014
  14. Germany 2006
  15. Greece 2016
  16. Hungary 1998
  17. Iceland 2010
  18. Ireland 2018
  19. Kosovo 2015
  20. Malta 2014
  21. Netherlands 2019
  22. North Macedonia 2020
  23. Norway 1981
  24. Portugal 2019
  25. Serbia 2021
  26. Slovakia 2018
  27. Slovenia 2016
  28. Spain 2022
  29. Sweden 2009
  30. North America (3)
  31. Canada 2015
  32. Cuba 2019
  33. Honduras 2020
  34. Africa (1)
  35. South Africa 1996
  36. Oceania (3)
  37. Australia 1997
  38. Fiji 2013
  39. Marshall Islands 2019
  40. South America (8)
  41. Bolivia 2010
  42. Brazil 2019
  43. Chile 2012
  44. Colombia 2021
  45. Ecuador 2008
  46. Peru 2017
  47. Uruguay 2004
  48. Venezuela 2011

Gender identity only

LGBT housing discrimination is gender identity only in 3 regions.

  1. Asia (3)
  2. India 2020
  3. Pakistan 2018
  4. Thailand 2015

Sexual orientation only

LGBT housing discrimination is sexual orientation only in 12 regions.

  1. Europe (4)
  2. Lithuania
  3. Luxembourg 2006
  4. Romania 2000
  5. San Marino 2019
  6. North America (2)
  7. Belize
  8. Mexico 2003
  9. Africa (3)
  10. Angola 2021
  11. Cape Verde 2019
  12. Mauritius 2008
  13. Oceania (2)
  14. Federated States of Micronesia 2018
  15. New Zealand 1994
  16. South America (1)
  17. Suriname 2015

No protections

LGBT housing discrimination is no protections in 90 regions.

  1. Asia (31)
  2. Afghanistan
  3. Bahrain
  4. Bangladesh
  5. Bhutan
  6. Cambodia
  7. China
  8. Indonesia
  9. Iran
  10. Iraq
  11. Israel
  12. Jordan
  13. Kazakhstan
  14. Kuwait
  15. Kyrgyzstan
  16. Lebanon
  17. Maldives
  18. Myanmar
  19. Oman
  20. Palestine
  21. Qatar
  22. Saudi Arabia
  23. Singapore
  24. Sri Lanka
  25. Syria
  26. Taiwan
  27. Tajikistan
  28. Timor-Leste
  29. Turkmenistan
  30. United Arab Emirates
  31. Uzbekistan
  32. Vietnam
  33. Europe (12)
  34. Armenia
  35. Azerbaijan
  36. Belarus
  37. Latvia
  38. Liechtenstein
  39. Monaco
  40. Montenegro 2010
  41. Poland
  42. Russia
  43. Switzerland
  44. Turkey
  45. Ukraine
  46. North America (17)
  47. Antigua and Barbuda
  48. Bahamas
  49. Barbados
  50. Costa Rica
  51. Dominica
  52. Dominican Republic
  53. El Salvador
  54. Grenada
  55. Guatemala
  56. Haiti
  57. Jamaica
  58. Nicaragua
  59. Panama
  60. Saint Kitts and Nevis
  61. Saint Lucia 2006
  62. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  63. Trinidad and Tobago
  64. Africa (27)
  65. Algeria
  66. Benin
  67. Botswana
  68. Burkina Faso
  69. Burundi
  70. Chad
  71. Comoros
  72. Côte d’Ivoire
  73. Democratic Republic of the Congo
  74. Egypt
  75. Eritrea
  76. Ethiopia
  77. Gambia
  78. Kenya
  79. Lesotho
  80. Libya
  81. Malawi
  82. Mali
  83. Mauritania
  84. Morocco
  85. Mozambique
  86. Namibia
  87. Nigeria
  88. Rwanda
  89. Sierra Leone
  90. Somalia
  91. Tunisia
  92. Oceania (1)
  93. Vanuatu
  94. South America (2)
  95. Guyana
  96. Paraguay

Varied, unclear, or unknown laws

Data on lgbt housing discrimination is unclear, not applicable, or missing in 51 regions.

  1. Asia (8)
  2. Brunei
  3. Laos
  4. Malaysia
  5. Nepal
  6. North Korea
  7. Philippines Varies by Region
  8. South Korea Varies by Region
  9. Yemen
  10. Europe (9)
  11. Andorra
  12. Belgium
  13. Cyprus
  14. Denmark Ambiguous
  15. Estonia
  16. Italy Varies by Region
  17. Moldova
  18. United Kingdom Varies by Region
  19. Vatican City N/A
  20. North America (1)
  21. United States Varies by Region
  22. Africa (23)
  23. Cameroon
  24. Central African Republic
  25. Djibouti
  26. Equatorial Guinea
  27. Eswatini
  28. Gabon Ambiguous
  29. Ghana
  30. Guinea
  31. Guinea-Bissau
  32. Liberia
  33. Madagascar
  34. Niger
  35. Republic of the Congo
  36. Sao Tome and Principe
  37. Senegal
  38. Seychelles
  39. South Sudan
  40. Sudan
  41. Tanzania
  42. Togo
  43. Uganda
  44. Zambia
  45. Zimbabwe
  46. Oceania (8)
  47. Kiribati
  48. Nauru
  49. Palau
  50. Papua New Guinea
  51. Samoa
  52. Solomon Islands
  53. Tonga
  54. Tuvalu
  55. South America (1)
  56. Argentina Varies by Region
  57. Antarctica (1)
  58. Antarctica N/A

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