LGBT discrimination

LGBTQ+ people are protected from discrimination in 47 countries.

DATE

LGBT discrimination

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

Summary

47
Protected
47 regions (24%)
Protected
92
Some protections
92 regions (46%)
Some protections
52
No protections
52 regions (26%)
No protections
7
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
7 regions (4%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
Europe
64%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
32 regions (64%)
Some protections
10 regions (20%)
No protections
6 regions (12%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
2 regions (4%)
Oceania
21%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
3 regions (21%)
Some protections
10 regions (71%)
No protections
1 regions (7%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
regions (0%)
South America
50%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
6 regions (50%)
Some protections
5 regions (42%)
No protections
regions (0%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
1 regions (8%)
North America
13%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
3 regions (13%)
Some protections
18 regions (78%)
No protections
regions (0%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
2 regions (9%)
Africa
2%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
1 regions (2%)
Some protections
35 regions (65%)
No protections
18 regions (33%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
regions (0%)
Asia
5%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
2 regions (5%)
Some protections
14 regions (32%)
No protections
27 regions (61%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
1 regions (2%)

Timeline of lgbt discrimination

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

Recent & Upcoming Changes

Upcoming Changes

2025

2024

2023

LGBT discrimination by Country

Illegal

LGBT discrimination is illegal in 47 regions.

  1. Asia (2)
  2. Mongolia 2017
  3. Nepal 2015
  4. Europe (32)
  5. Albania 2010
  6. Andorra 2019
  7. Austria 2004
  8. Belgium 2003
  9. Bosnia and Herzegovina 2016
  10. Bulgaria 2023
  11. Croatia 2009
  12. Cyprus 2013
  13. Czechia 2009
  14. Denmark 1996
  15. Finland 2004
  16. France 2004
  17. Georgia 2014
  18. Germany 2006
  19. Greece 2024
  20. Hungary 1998
  21. Iceland
  22. Ireland 2015
  23. Kosovo 2015
  24. Luxembourg 2006
  25. Malta 2014
  26. Moldova 2023
  27. Montenegro 2010
  28. Netherlands 2023
  29. North Macedonia 2020
  30. Norway 1981
  31. Portugal 2008
  32. Serbia 2009
  33. Slovakia 2013
  34. Slovenia 2016
  35. Spain 2022
  36. Sweden 2009
  37. North America (3)
  38. Antigua and Barbuda 2022
  39. Canada 2017
  40. Cuba 2019
  41. Africa (1)
  42. South Africa 1996
  43. Oceania (3)
  44. Australia 2013
  45. Fiji 2013
  46. Marshall Islands 2019
  47. South America (6)
  48. Bolivia 2010
  49. Brazil 2019
  50. Chile 2012
  51. Ecuador 2008
  52. Peru 2017
  53. Uruguay 2004

Illegal in some contexts

LGBT discrimination is illegal in some contexts in 92 regions.

  1. Asia (14)
  2. Bhutan 2018
  3. India
  4. Israel 1992
  5. Japan 2018
  6. Myanmar 2019
  7. Pakistan 2018
  8. Palestine
  9. Philippines 2003
  10. Singapore 2019
  11. Sri Lanka 2022
  12. Taiwan 2004
  13. Thailand 2015
  14. Timor-Leste 2002
  15. Vietnam 2022
  16. Europe (10)
  17. Estonia 2009
  18. Latvia 2006
  19. Liechtenstein 2016
  20. Lithuania 2000
  21. Monaco 2005
  22. Poland 2018
  23. Romania 2000
  24. San Marino 2019
  25. Switzerland 2020
  26. Ukraine 2015
  27. North America (18)
  28. Bahamas 2003
  29. Barbados
  30. Belize 2019
  31. Costa Rica 2015
  32. Dominica 2020
  33. Dominican Republic 2000
  34. El Salvador 2009
  35. Grenada 2013
  36. Guatemala 2021
  37. Haiti 2014
  38. Honduras 2013
  39. Jamaica 2008
  40. Nicaragua 2008
  41. Panama 2002
  42. Saint Kitts and Nevis 2020
  43. Saint Lucia 2006
  44. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2020
  45. Trinidad and Tobago 2004
  46. Africa (35)
  47. Angola 2021
  48. Benin
  49. Botswana 2010
  50. Cape Verde 2007
  51. Central African Republic 2024
  52. Chad 2017
  53. Democratic Republic of the Congo 2008
  54. Djibouti 2016
  55. Equatorial Guinea 2016
  56. Eswatini 2017
  57. Gabon 2023
  58. Ghana 2008
  59. Guinea 2016
  60. Guinea-Bissau 2014
  61. Kenya 2009
  62. Lesotho 2012
  63. Liberia 2015
  64. Madagascar 2005
  65. Malawi 2018
  66. Mauritius 2012
  67. Mozambique 2007
  68. Namibia 2018
  69. Niger 2015
  70. Nigeria 2019
  71. Republic of the Congo 2019
  72. Rwanda 2021
  73. Sao Tome and Principe 2012
  74. Senegal 2008
  75. Seychelles 2006
  76. Sierra Leone 2023
  77. South Sudan 2020
  78. Tanzania 2018
  79. Togo 2020
  80. Zambia 2002
  81. Zimbabwe 2020
  82. Oceania (10)
  83. Federated States of Micronesia 2018
  84. Kiribati 2015
  85. Nauru 2016
  86. New Zealand 1994
  87. Palau 2011
  88. Samoa 2007
  89. Solomon Islands 2014
  90. Tonga 2010
  91. Tuvalu 2016
  92. Vanuatu 2014
  93. South America (5)
  94. Colombia 2000
  95. Guyana 2008
  96. Paraguay 2017
  97. Suriname 2015
  98. Venezuela 2011

No protections

LGBT discrimination is no protections in 52 regions.

  1. Asia (27)
  2. Afghanistan
  3. Bahrain
  4. Bangladesh
  5. Brunei
  6. Cambodia
  7. China
  8. Indonesia
  9. Iran
  10. Iraq
  11. Jordan
  12. Kazakhstan
  13. Kuwait
  14. Kyrgyzstan
  15. Laos
  16. Lebanon
  17. Malaysia
  18. Maldives
  19. North Korea
  20. Oman
  21. Qatar
  22. Saudi Arabia
  23. Syria
  24. Tajikistan
  25. Turkmenistan
  26. United Arab Emirates
  27. Uzbekistan
  28. Yemen
  29. Europe (6)
  30. Armenia
  31. Azerbaijan
  32. Belarus
  33. Russia
  34. Turkey 2016
  35. Vatican City
  36. Africa (18)
  37. Algeria
  38. Burkina Faso
  39. Burundi
  40. Cameroon
  41. Comoros
  42. Côte d’Ivoire
  43. Egypt
  44. Eritrea
  45. Ethiopia
  46. Gambia
  47. Libya
  48. Mali
  49. Mauritania
  50. Morocco
  51. Somalia
  52. Sudan
  53. Tunisia
  54. Uganda
  55. Oceania (1)
  56. Papua New Guinea

Varied, unclear, or unknown laws

Data on lgbt discrimination is unclear, not applicable, or missing in 7 regions.

  1. Asia (1)
  2. South Korea Varies by Region
  3. Europe (2)
  4. Italy Varies by Region
  5. United Kingdom Varies by Region
  6. North America (2)
  7. Mexico Varies by Region
  8. United States Varies by Region
  9. South America (1)
  10. Argentina Varies by Region
  11. Antarctica (1)
  12. Antarctica N/A

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