LGBT discrimination
LGBTQ+ people are protected from discrimination in 53 countries.
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- Illegal
- Illegal in some contexts
- No protections
- Varies by region or ambiguous
- Unknown or N/A
Recent Changes
- Jun 23 2023Became No protections in Japan
- Mar 16 2023Became Illegal in Michigan
- Feb 9 2023Became Illegal in Moldova
- Feb 1 2023Became Illegal in Netherlands
- Jan 1 2023Became Illegal in Bulgaria
- Jul 26 2022Became Illegal in some contexts in Kenya
- Jul 5 2022Became Illegal in Antigua and Barbuda
- Mar 8 2022Became Illegal in some contexts in Saint Lucia
LGBT discrimination
Prohibition of discrimination based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity.
Summary
Progress Over Time
Number of countries with equality for lgbt discrimination over the past 60 years.
There are no recent changes about LGBT discrimination.
LGBT discrimination by Country
Illegal
LGBT discrimination is illegal in 53 regions.
- Europe (29)
- Albania 2010
- Andorra 2005
- Belgium 2003
- Bosnia and Herzegovina 2009
- Bulgaria 2023
- Croatia 2003
- Denmark 1996
- Estonia 2009
- Finland 2004
- France 2004
- Georgia 2012
- Germany 2006
- Hungary 1998
- Iceland
- Ireland 2015
- Kosovo 2013
- Lithuania 2009
- Luxembourg 2006
- Malta 2014
- Moldova 2023
- Montenegro 2010
- Netherlands 2023
- Norway 1981
- Portugal 2004
- San Marino 2019
- Serbia 2009
- Slovenia 1995
- Spain 1995
- Sweden 2009
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT discrimination is illegal in some contexts in 61 regions.
- Asia (8)
- Indonesia 2015
- Kazakhstan 2022
- Pakistan 2018
- Philippines 2003
- Singapore 2019
- South Korea
- Taiwan 2004
- Timor-Leste 2009
- Europe (15)
- Austria 2004
- Cyprus 2013
- Czech Republic 2009
- Greece 2015
- Latvia 2006
- Liechtenstein 2016
- Monaco 2005
- North Macedonia 2018
- Poland
- Romania 2004
- Russia 1993
- Slovakia 2013
- Switzerland 2020
- Turkey 2016
- Ukraine 2015
- North America (12)
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Costa Rica 2015
- Dominica 2020
- Dominican Republic 2000
- El Salvador 2015
- Grenada
- Jamaica 2008
- Nicaragua 2008
- Saint Kitts and Nevis 2020
- Saint Lucia 2022
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Africa (16)
- Angola 2021
- Burkina Faso 1991
- Burundi 2001
- Cape Verde 2007
- Chad 2017
- Kenya 2022
- Lesotho 2012
- Liberia
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mozambique 2007
- Namibia 2021
- Rwanda
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Oceania (7)
- Australia 1986
- Federated States of Micronesia 2018
- Kiribati 2015
- Nauru 2016
- New Zealand 1994
- Samoa 2013
- Tonga
No protections
LGBT discrimination is no protections in 81 regions.
- Asia (31)
- Afghanistan 1919
- Bahrain 1976
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan 2006
- Brunei 1951
- Cambodia
- China
- Iran 1979
- Iraq
- Japan 2023
- Jordan 1952
- Kuwait 1960
- Kyrgyzstan 1991
- Laos 1953
- Lebanon
- Malaysia 1826
- Maldives 2017
- Myanmar 1886
- North Korea 1948
- Oman 1996
- Palestine 1992
- Qatar 1915
- Saudi Arabia 2018
- Sri Lanka 2014
- Syria
- Tajikistan 1994
- Turkmenistan 1992
- United Arab Emirates 2018
- Uzbekistan 1992
- Vietnam 1992
- Yemen 1994
- Africa (35)
- Algeria 1966
- Benin 1900
- Cameroon 1972
- Central African Republic 2003
- Comoros
- Côte d’Ivoire 2000
- Democratic Republic of the Congo 1960
- Djibouti
- Egypt 1971
- Equatorial Guinea 1968
- Eritrea 1957
- Eswatini 1907
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana 1992
- Guinea 1988
- Guinea-Bissau
- Libya 1951
- Mali 1960
- Mauritania 1991
- Morocco
- Niger
- Nigeria 1999
- Republic of the Congo
- Senegal 1966
- Somalia 1962
- South Sudan 2011
- Sudan 1956
- Tanzania 1977
- Togo 1980
- Tunisia 1957
- Uganda 1904
- Zambia 1931
- Zimbabwe 1980
- South America (1)
- Guyana 1980
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
Data on lgbt discrimination is unclear, not applicable, or missing in 3 regions.
- Europe (1)
- United Kingdom
- North America (1)
- United States
- Antarctica (1)
- Antarctica
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