LGBT housing discrimination

LGBTQ+ people are protected from housing discrimination in 52 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

52
Protected
52 regions (26%)
Protected
14
Some protections
14 regions (7%)
Some protections
112
No protections
112 regions (57%)
No protections
20
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
20 regions (10%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
Europe
62%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
31 regions (62%)
Some protections
3 regions (6%)
No protections
12 regions (24%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
4 regions (8%)
Oceania
21%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
3 regions (21%)
Some protections
2 regions (14%)
No protections
7 regions (50%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
2 regions (14%)
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
17%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
4 regions (17%)
Some protections
2 regions (9%)
No protections
16 regions (70%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
1 regions (4%)
Africa
4%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
2 regions (4%)
Some protections
3 regions (6%)
No protections
45 regions (83%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
4 regions (7%)
Asia
9%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
4 regions (9%)
Some protections
3 regions (7%)
No protections
30 regions (68%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
7 regions (16%)

Timeline of lgbt housing discrimination

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

Recent Changes

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

LGBT housing discrimination by Country

Sexual orientation and gender identity

LGBT housing discrimination is sexual orientation and gender identity in 52 regions.

  1. Asia (4)
  2. Japan 2003
  3. Kazakhstan
  4. Mongolia 1992
  5. Thailand 2015
  6. Europe (31)
  7. Albania 2010
  8. Andorra 2005
  9. Austria
  10. Belgium 2003
  11. Bosnia and Herzegovina 2016
  12. Bulgaria 2023
  13. Croatia 2009
  14. Cyprus
  15. Czech Republic 2009
  16. Estonia 2009
  17. Finland 2004
  18. France 2014
  19. Georgia 2014
  20. Germany 2006
  21. Greece 2016
  22. Hungary 1998
  23. Iceland 2010
  24. Ireland 2018
  25. Kosovo 2015
  26. Moldova 2013
  27. Netherlands 1993
  28. North Macedonia 2020
  29. Norway 1981
  30. Portugal
  31. Romania 2000
  32. Serbia 2021
  33. Slovakia 2018
  34. Slovenia 2016
  35. Spain 2022
  36. Sweden 2009
  37. United Kingdom 2010
  38. North America (4)
  39. Canada 2015
  40. Cuba 2013
  41. Honduras 2017
  42. United States
  43. Africa (2)
  44. Angola
  45. South Africa 1996
  46. Oceania (3)
  47. Australia 1997
  48. Marshall Islands 2019
  49. Vanuatu
  50. South America (8)
  51. Bolivia 2010
  52. Brazil 2019
  53. Chile 2012
  54. Colombia 2021
  55. Ecuador 2008
  56. Peru 2016
  57. Uruguay 2004
  58. Venezuela 2011

Gender identity only

LGBT housing discrimination is gender identity only in 3 regions.

  1. Asia (3)
  2. India 2020
  3. Pakistan 1973
  4. Vietnam 1992

Sexual orientation only

LGBT housing discrimination is sexual orientation only in 11 regions.

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

No protections

LGBT housing discrimination is no protections in 112 regions.

  1. Asia (30)
  2. Bahrain 1976
  3. Bangladesh
  4. Bhutan
  5. Brunei 1951
  6. Cambodia
  7. China
  8. Indonesia
  9. Iran 1979
  10. Iraq
  11. Israel
  12. Jordan 1952
  13. Kuwait
  14. Kyrgyzstan
  15. Laos 1953
  16. Lebanon
  17. Malaysia 1826
  18. Maldives 2017
  19. Myanmar 1886
  20. Oman
  21. Palestine
  22. Qatar 1915
  23. Saudi Arabia 1932
  24. Sri Lanka
  25. Syria 1964
  26. Taiwan
  27. Tajikistan 1994
  28. Turkmenistan 1992
  29. United Arab Emirates 1971
  30. Uzbekistan 1992
  31. Yemen 1994
  32. Europe (12)
  33. Armenia
  34. Azerbaijan 1999
  35. Belarus 1991
  36. Latvia 2006
  37. Liechtenstein
  38. Monaco
  39. Poland
  40. Russia 2016
  41. Switzerland
  42. Turkey 1858
  43. Ukraine 2015
  44. Vatican City
  45. North America (16)
  46. Bahamas
  47. Barbados
  48. Costa Rica
  49. Dominica
  50. Dominican Republic
  51. El Salvador
  52. Grenada
  53. Guatemala
  54. Haiti
  55. Jamaica 1962
  56. Nicaragua
  57. Panama 2018
  58. Saint Kitts and Nevis
  59. Saint Lucia 2006
  60. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  61. Trinidad and Tobago 2001
  62. Africa (45)
  63. Algeria
  64. Benin 1900
  65. Botswana
  66. Burundi
  67. Cameroon 1972
  68. Central African Republic 2003
  69. Chad 1958
  70. Comoros
  71. Côte d’Ivoire
  72. Democratic Republic of the Congo 1960
  73. Djibouti
  74. Egypt 1971
  75. Equatorial Guinea 1968
  76. Eritrea 1957
  77. Eswatini 1907
  78. Ethiopia
  79. Gambia
  80. Ghana 2018
  81. Guinea 1988
  82. Guinea-Bissau
  83. Kenya 1930
  84. Lesotho
  85. Liberia
  86. Libya 1951
  87. Madagascar
  88. Malawi
  89. Mali
  90. Mauritania
  91. Morocco
  92. Mozambique
  93. Niger
  94. Nigeria
  95. Republic of the Congo
  96. Rwanda
  97. Sao Tome and Principe
  98. Senegal 1966
  99. Seychelles 2006
  100. Sierra Leone
  101. Somalia 1962
  102. South Sudan 2011
  103. Sudan 1956
  104. Tanzania 1977
  105. Togo 1980
  106. Tunisia 1957
  107. Uganda 1904
  108. Oceania (7)
  109. Fiji
  110. Kiribati 2015
  111. Nauru 2016
  112. Palau
  113. Papua New Guinea 2002
  114. Solomon Islands 1978
  115. Tuvalu
  116. South America (2)
  117. Guyana 1980
  118. Paraguay 1992

Varied, unclear, or unknown laws

Data on lgbt housing discrimination is unclear, not applicable, or missing in 20 regions.

  1. Asia (7)
  2. Afghanistan
  3. Nepal
  4. North Korea
  5. Philippines Varies by Region
  6. Singapore Ambiguous
  7. South Korea Varies by Region
  8. Timor-Leste Ambiguous
  9. Europe (4)
  10. Denmark Ambiguous
  11. Italy Varies by Region
  12. Malta
  13. Montenegro Ambiguous
  14. North America (1)
  15. Antigua and Barbuda
  16. Africa (4)
  17. Burkina Faso Ambiguous
  18. Gabon Ambiguous
  19. Zambia Ambiguous
  20. Zimbabwe Ambiguous
  21. Oceania (2)
  22. Samoa Ambiguous
  23. Tonga Ambiguous
  24. South America (1)
  25. Argentina Varies by Region
  26. Antarctica (1)
  27. Antarctica N/A

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