LGBT discrimination

LGBTQ+ people are protected from discrimination in 55 countries.

DATE

LGBT discrimination

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

Summary

55
Protected
55 regions (28%)
Protected
61
Some protections
61 regions (31%)
Some protections
79
No protections
79 regions (40%)
No protections
2
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
2 regions (1%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
Europe
62%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
31 regions (62%)
Some protections
13 regions (26%)
No protections
5 regions (10%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (2%)
Oceania
29%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
4 regions (29%)
Some protections
6 regions (43%)
No protections
4 regions (29%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
regions (0%)
South America
58%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
7 regions (58%)
Some protections
4 regions (33%)
No protections
1 regions (8%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
regions (0%)
North America
22%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
5 regions (22%)
Some protections
14 regions (61%)
No protections
4 regions (17%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
regions (0%)
Africa
6%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
3 regions (6%)
Some protections
14 regions (26%)
No protections
36 regions (68%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
regions (0%)
Asia
11%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
5 regions (11%)
Some protections
10 regions (23%)
No protections
29 regions (66%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
regions (0%)

Timeline of lgbt discrimination

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

Recent Changes

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

LGBT discrimination by Country

Illegal

LGBT discrimination is illegal in 55 regions.

  1. Asia (5)
  2. Israel 1992
  3. Mongolia 2017
  4. Nepal 2015
  5. Taiwan 2004
  6. Thailand
  7. Europe (31)
  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. Georgia 2012
  21. Germany 2006
  22. Greece 2024
  23. Hungary 1998
  24. Iceland
  25. Ireland 2015
  26. Kosovo 2015
  27. Luxembourg 2006
  28. Malta 2014
  29. Moldova 2023
  30. Montenegro 2010
  31. Netherlands 2023
  32. North Macedonia 2020
  33. Norway 1981
  34. Serbia 2009
  35. Slovakia 2013
  36. Slovenia 2016
  37. Spain 1995
  38. Sweden 2009
  39. North America (5)
  40. Antigua and Barbuda 2022
  41. Canada 2017
  42. Cuba 2019
  43. Honduras 2013
  44. Mexico 2003
  45. Africa (3)
  46. Angola 2021
  47. Botswana 2019
  48. South Africa 1996
  49. Oceania (4)
  50. Fiji 2013
  51. Marshall Islands 2019
  52. New Zealand 1994
  53. Vanuatu 2013
  54. South America (7)
  55. Bolivia 2010
  56. Brazil 2019
  57. Chile 2012
  58. Colombia 2011
  59. Ecuador 1998
  60. Peru 2017
  61. Uruguay 2003

Illegal in some contexts

LGBT discrimination is illegal in some contexts in 61 regions.

  1. Asia (10)
  2. India
  3. Indonesia 2015
  4. Japan 2018
  5. Pakistan 2018
  6. Philippines 2003
  7. Singapore 2019
  8. South Korea 1948
  9. Timor-Leste 2009
  10. Turkmenistan 2009
  11. Vietnam 1992
  12. Europe (13)
  13. Cyprus 2013
  14. Latvia 2006
  15. Liechtenstein 2016
  16. Lithuania 2000
  17. Monaco 2005
  18. Poland
  19. Portugal 2004
  20. Romania 2000
  21. San Marino 2019
  22. Switzerland 2020
  23. Turkey 2016
  24. Ukraine 2015
  25. United Kingdom 2010
  26. North America (14)
  27. Barbados
  28. Belize
  29. Costa Rica 2015
  30. Dominica 2020
  31. Dominican Republic 2000
  32. El Salvador 2009
  33. Grenada
  34. Guatemala 1997
  35. Jamaica 2008
  36. Nicaragua 2008
  37. Saint Kitts and Nevis 2020
  38. Saint Lucia 2022
  39. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  40. United States 2021
  41. Africa (14)
  42. Burkina Faso 1991
  43. Cape Verde 2007
  44. Chad 2017
  45. Kenya 2022
  46. Liberia
  47. Madagascar
  48. Malawi
  49. Mauritius
  50. Mozambique 2007
  51. Namibia 2021
  52. Rwanda
  53. Sao Tome and Principe
  54. Seychelles
  55. Sierra Leone
  56. Oceania (6)
  57. Australia 1986
  58. Federated States of Micronesia 2018
  59. Kiribati 2015
  60. Nauru 2016
  61. Samoa 2013
  62. Tonga
  63. South America (4)
  64. Argentina 2009
  65. Paraguay 2016
  66. Suriname 2015
  67. Venezuela 2012

No protections

LGBT discrimination is no protections in 79 regions.

  1. Asia (29)
  2. Afghanistan 1919
  3. Bahrain 1976
  4. Bangladesh
  5. Bhutan 2006
  6. Brunei 1951
  7. Cambodia
  8. China
  9. Iran 1979
  10. Iraq
  11. Jordan 1952
  12. Kazakhstan
  13. Kuwait 1960
  14. Kyrgyzstan 1991
  15. Laos 1953
  16. Lebanon
  17. Malaysia 1826
  18. Maldives 2017
  19. Myanmar 1886
  20. North Korea 1948
  21. Oman 1996
  22. Palestine 1992
  23. Qatar 1915
  24. Saudi Arabia 2018
  25. Sri Lanka 2014
  26. Syria
  27. Tajikistan 1994
  28. United Arab Emirates 2018
  29. Uzbekistan 1992
  30. Yemen 1994
  31. Europe (5)
  32. Armenia 1995
  33. Azerbaijan
  34. Belarus 1991
  35. Russia 1993
  36. Vatican City
  37. North America (4)
  38. Bahamas
  39. Haiti 1987
  40. Panama
  41. Trinidad and Tobago 2001
  42. Africa (36)
  43. Algeria 1966
  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. Mauritania 1991
  65. Morocco
  66. Niger
  67. Nigeria 1999
  68. Republic of the Congo
  69. Senegal 1966
  70. Somalia 1962
  71. South Sudan 2011
  72. Sudan 1956
  73. Tanzania 1977
  74. Togo 1980
  75. Tunisia 1957
  76. Uganda 1904
  77. Zambia 1931
  78. Zimbabwe 1980
  79. Oceania (4)
  80. Palau
  81. Papua New Guinea 2002
  82. Solomon Islands 1978
  83. Tuvalu
  84. South America (1)
  85. Guyana 1980

No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous

Data on lgbt discrimination is unclear, not applicable, or missing in 2 regions.

  1. Europe (1)
  2. Italy
  3. Antarctica (1)
  4. Antarctica

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