LGBT housing discrimination

LGBTQ+ people are protected from housing discrimination in 53 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

53
Protected
53 regions (27%)
Protected
14
Some protections
14 regions (7%)
Some protections
110
No protections
110 regions (56%)
No protections
20
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
20 regions (10%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
Europe
64%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
32 regions (64%)
Some protections
3 regions (6%)
No protections
12 regions (24%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
3 regions (6%)
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
13%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
3 regions (13%)
Some protections
2 regions (9%)
No protections
16 regions (70%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
2 regions (9%)
Africa
6%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
3 regions (6%)
Some protections
3 regions (6%)
No protections
43 regions (81%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
4 regions (8%)
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 53 regions.

  1. Asia (4)
  2. Japan 2003
  3. Kazakhstan
  4. Mongolia 1992
  5. Thailand 2015
  6. Europe (32)
  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. Denmark 2017
  17. Estonia 2009
  18. Finland 2004
  19. France 2014
  20. Georgia 2014
  21. Germany 2006
  22. Greece 2016
  23. Hungary 1998
  24. Iceland 2010
  25. Ireland 2018
  26. Kosovo 2015
  27. Moldova 2013
  28. Netherlands 1993
  29. North Macedonia 2020
  30. Norway
  31. Portugal
  32. Romania 2000
  33. Serbia 2021
  34. Slovakia 2018
  35. Slovenia 2016
  36. Spain 2022
  37. Sweden 2009
  38. United Kingdom 2010
  39. North America (3)
  40. Canada 2015
  41. Cuba 2013
  42. Honduras 2017
  43. Africa (3)
  44. Angola
  45. Rwanda 1980
  46. South Africa 1996
  47. Oceania (3)
  48. Australia 1997
  49. Marshall Islands 2019
  50. Vanuatu
  51. South America (8)
  52. Bolivia 2010
  53. Brazil 2019
  54. Chile 2012
  55. Colombia 2021
  56. Ecuador 2008
  57. Peru 2016
  58. Uruguay 2004
  59. 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 110 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 (43)
  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. Mauritania
  90. Morocco
  91. Mozambique
  92. Niger
  93. Nigeria
  94. Republic of the Congo
  95. Sao Tome and Principe
  96. Senegal 1966
  97. Seychelles 2006
  98. Sierra Leone
  99. Somalia 1962
  100. South Sudan 2011
  101. Sudan 1956
  102. Tanzania 1977
  103. Togo 1980
  104. Tunisia 1957
  105. Uganda 1904
  106. Oceania (7)
  107. Fiji
  108. Kiribati 2015
  109. Nauru 2016
  110. Palau
  111. Papua New Guinea 2002
  112. Solomon Islands 1978
  113. Tuvalu
  114. South America (2)
  115. Guyana 1980
  116. 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 (3)
  10. Italy Varies by Region
  11. Malta
  12. Montenegro Ambiguous
  13. North America (2)
  14. Antigua and Barbuda
  15. United States Varies by Region
  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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