LGBT housing discrimination

LGBTQ+ people are protected from housing discrimination in 54 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

54
Protected
54 regions (27%)
Protected
14
Some protections
14 regions (7%)
Some protections
110
No protections
110 regions (56%)
No protections
19
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
19 regions (10%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
Europe
66%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
33 regions (66%)
Some protections
3 regions (6%)
No protections
12 regions (24%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
2 regions (4%)
Oceania
29%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
4 regions (29%)
Some protections
1 regions (7%)
No protections
7 regions (50%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
2 regions (14%)
South America
58%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
7 regions (58%)
Some protections
1 regions (8%)
No protections
3 regions (25%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (8%)
North America
17%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
4 regions (17%)
Some protections
2 regions (9%)
No protections
16 regions (70%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (4%)
Africa
4%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
2 regions (4%)
Some protections
3 regions (6%)
No protections
42 regions (79%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
6 regions (11%)
Asia
9%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
4 regions (9%)
Some protections
4 regions (9%)
No protections
30 regions (68%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
6 regions (14%)

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 54 regions.

  1. Asia (4)
  2. Israel 1992
  3. Japan 2003
  4. Mongolia 1992
  5. Thailand 2015
  6. Europe (33)
  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 1989
  20. Georgia 2014
  21. Germany 2006
  22. Greece 2016
  23. Hungary 1998
  24. Iceland 1996
  25. Ireland 2018
  26. Kosovo 2015
  27. Malta 2014
  28. Moldova 2013
  29. Netherlands 1993
  30. North Macedonia 2020
  31. Norway
  32. Portugal
  33. Romania 2000
  34. Serbia 2021
  35. Slovakia 2018
  36. Slovenia 2016
  37. Spain 1995
  38. Sweden 2009
  39. United Kingdom 2010
  40. North America (4)
  41. Antigua and Barbuda
  42. Canada 2015
  43. Cuba 2013
  44. Honduras 2017
  45. Africa (2)
  46. Angola
  47. South Africa 1996
  48. Oceania (4)
  49. Australia 1997
  50. Marshall Islands 2019
  51. New Zealand 1994
  52. Vanuatu
  53. South America (7)
  54. Bolivia 2010
  55. Brazil 2019
  56. Chile 2012
  57. Colombia 2021
  58. Peru 2016
  59. Uruguay 2004
  60. 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. Asia (1)
  2. Nepal 2015
  3. Europe (3)
  4. Lithuania
  5. Luxembourg 2006
  6. San Marino 2019
  7. North America (2)
  8. Belize
  9. Mexico
  10. Africa (3)
  11. Cape Verde 2019
  12. Mauritius 2008
  13. Namibia 2021
  14. Oceania (1)
  15. Federated States of Micronesia 2018
  16. South America (1)
  17. Suriname 2015

No protections

LGBT housing discrimination is no protections in 110 regions.

  1. Asia (30)
  2. Afghanistan 1919
  3. Bahrain 1976
  4. Bangladesh
  5. Bhutan 2018
  6. Brunei 1951
  7. Cambodia
  8. China
  9. Iran 1979
  10. Iraq
  11. Jordan 1952
  12. Kazakhstan
  13. Kuwait 1960
  14. Kyrgyzstan
  15. Laos 1953
  16. Lebanon
  17. Malaysia 1826
  18. Maldives 2017
  19. Myanmar 1886
  20. Oman 1996
  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 2013
  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 1987
  55. Jamaica 1962
  56. Nicaragua
  57. Panama 1972
  58. Saint Kitts and Nevis
  59. Saint Lucia 2006
  60. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  61. Trinidad and Tobago 2001
  62. Africa (42)
  63. Algeria 1966
  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. Mauritania 1991
  89. Morocco
  90. Mozambique
  91. Niger
  92. Nigeria 1999
  93. Republic of the Congo
  94. Sao Tome and Principe
  95. Senegal 1966
  96. Seychelles 2006
  97. Sierra Leone
  98. Somalia 1962
  99. South Sudan 2011
  100. Sudan 1956
  101. Tanzania 1977
  102. Togo 1980
  103. Tunisia 1957
  104. Uganda 1904
  105. Oceania (7)
  106. Fiji
  107. Kiribati 2015
  108. Nauru 2016
  109. Palau
  110. Papua New Guinea 2002
  111. Solomon Islands 1978
  112. Tuvalu
  113. South America (3)
  114. Ecuador
  115. Guyana 1980
  116. Paraguay 1992

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

Data on lgbt housing discrimination is unclear, not applicable, or missing in 19 regions.

  1. Asia (6)
  2. Indonesia
  3. North Korea
  4. Philippines
  5. Singapore
  6. South Korea
  7. Timor-Leste
  8. Europe (2)
  9. Italy
  10. Montenegro
  11. North America (1)
  12. United States
  13. Africa (6)
  14. Burkina Faso
  15. Gabon
  16. Malawi
  17. Rwanda
  18. Zambia
  19. Zimbabwe
  20. Oceania (2)
  21. Samoa
  22. Tonga
  23. South America (1)
  24. Argentina
  25. Antarctica (1)
  26. Antarctica

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