LGBT discrimination

LGBTQ+ people are protected from discrimination in 53 countries.

DATE

LGBT discrimination

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

Summary

53
Protected
53 regions (27%)
Protected
62
Some protections
62 regions (31%)
Some protections
81
No protections
81 regions (41%)
No protections
2
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
2 regions (1%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
Europe
58%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
29 regions (58%)
Some protections
15 regions (30%)
No protections
5 regions (10%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (2%)
Oceania
21%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
3 regions (21%)
Some protections
7 regions (50%)
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
26%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
6 regions (26%)
Some protections
13 regions (57%)
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
37 regions (69%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
regions (0%)
Asia
11%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
5 regions (11%)
Some protections
9 regions (21%)
No protections
30 regions (68%)
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 53 regions.

  1. Asia (5)
  2. Israel 1992
  3. Mongolia 2017
  4. Nepal 2015
  5. Taiwan 2004
  6. Thailand
  7. Europe (29)
  8. Albania 2010
  9. Andorra 2005
  10. Belgium 2003
  11. Bosnia and Herzegovina 2016
  12. Bulgaria 2023
  13. Croatia 2009
  14. Czech Republic 2009
  15. Denmark 1996
  16. Estonia 2009
  17. Finland 2004
  18. France 2004
  19. Georgia 2012
  20. Germany 2006
  21. Greece 2024
  22. Hungary 1998
  23. Iceland
  24. Ireland 2015
  25. Kosovo 2015
  26. Luxembourg 2006
  27. Malta 2014
  28. Moldova 2023
  29. Montenegro 2010
  30. Netherlands 2023
  31. North Macedonia 2020
  32. Norway 1981
  33. Serbia 2009
  34. Slovenia 2016
  35. Spain 1995
  36. Sweden 2009
  37. North America (6)
  38. Antigua and Barbuda 2022
  39. Canada 2017
  40. Cuba 2019
  41. El Salvador 2015
  42. Honduras 2013
  43. Mexico 2003
  44. Africa (3)
  45. Angola 2021
  46. Botswana 2019
  47. South Africa 1996
  48. Oceania (3)
  49. Fiji 2013
  50. Marshall Islands 2019
  51. Vanuatu 2013
  52. South America (7)
  53. Bolivia 2010
  54. Brazil 2019
  55. Chile 2012
  56. Colombia 2011
  57. Ecuador 1998
  58. Peru 2017
  59. Uruguay 2003

Illegal in some contexts

LGBT discrimination is illegal in some contexts in 62 regions.

  1. Asia (9)
  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. Vietnam 1992
  11. Europe (15)
  12. Austria 2004
  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. Slovakia 2013
  23. Switzerland 2020
  24. Turkey 2016
  25. Ukraine 2015
  26. United Kingdom 2010
  27. North America (13)
  28. Barbados
  29. Belize
  30. Costa Rica 2015
  31. Dominica 2020
  32. Dominican Republic 2000
  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 (7)
  57. Australia 1986
  58. Federated States of Micronesia 2018
  59. Kiribati 2015
  60. Nauru 2016
  61. New Zealand 1994
  62. Samoa 2013
  63. Tonga
  64. South America (4)
  65. Argentina 2009
  66. Paraguay 2016
  67. Suriname 2015
  68. Venezuela 2012

No protections

LGBT discrimination is no protections in 81 regions.

  1. Asia (30)
  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. Turkmenistan 1992
  29. United Arab Emirates 2018
  30. Uzbekistan 1992
  31. Yemen 1994
  32. Europe (5)
  33. Armenia 1995
  34. Azerbaijan
  35. Belarus 1991
  36. Russia 1993
  37. Vatican City
  38. North America (4)
  39. Bahamas
  40. Haiti 1987
  41. Panama
  42. Trinidad and Tobago 2001
  43. Africa (37)
  44. Algeria 1966
  45. Benin 1900
  46. Burundi
  47. Cameroon 1972
  48. Central African Republic 2003
  49. Comoros
  50. Côte d’Ivoire 2000
  51. Democratic Republic of the Congo 1960
  52. Djibouti
  53. Egypt 1971
  54. Equatorial Guinea 1968
  55. Eritrea 1957
  56. Eswatini 1907
  57. Ethiopia
  58. Gabon
  59. Gambia
  60. Ghana 1992
  61. Guinea 1988
  62. Guinea-Bissau
  63. Lesotho
  64. Libya 1951
  65. Mali 1960
  66. Mauritania 1991
  67. Morocco
  68. Niger
  69. Nigeria 1999
  70. Republic of the Congo
  71. Senegal 1966
  72. Somalia 1962
  73. South Sudan 2011
  74. Sudan 1956
  75. Tanzania 1977
  76. Togo 1980
  77. Tunisia 1957
  78. Uganda 1904
  79. Zambia 1931
  80. Zimbabwe 1980
  81. Oceania (4)
  82. Palau
  83. Papua New Guinea 2002
  84. Solomon Islands 1978
  85. Tuvalu
  86. South America (1)
  87. 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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