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LGBT discrimination

LGBTQ+ people are protected from discrimination in 75 countries.

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LGBT discrimination

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

Summary

75
Protected
75 regions (33%)
Protected
49
Some protections
49 regions (21%)
Some protections
101
No protections
101 regions (44%)
No protections
5
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
5 regions (2%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
Europe
62%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
31 regions (62%)
Some protections
13 regions (26%)
No protections
6 regions (12%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
regions (0%)
Oceania
50%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
12 regions (50%)
Some protections
6 regions (25%)
No protections
6 regions (25%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
regions (0%)
South America
50%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
7 regions (50%)
Some protections
3 regions (21%)
No protections
4 regions (29%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
regions (0%)
North America
42%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
15 regions (42%)
Some protections
8 regions (22%)
No protections
13 regions (36%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
regions (0%)
Africa
15%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
9 regions (15%)
Some protections
13 regions (22%)
No protections
36 regions (61%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (2%)
Asia
2%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
1 regions (2%)
Some protections
6 regions (13%)
No protections
36 regions (78%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
3 regions (7%)

Progress over time

Number of countries with equality for lgbt discrimination over the past 60 years.

Recent changes

LGBT discrimination by country

(and dependent territories)

Illegal

LGBT discrimination is illegal in 75 regions.

  1. Asia (1)
  2. Israel 1992
  3. Europe (31)
  4. Albania 2010
  5. Andorra 2005
  6. Austria 2004
  7. Belgium 2003
  8. Bosnia and Herzegovina 2009
  9. Bulgaria 2003
  10. Croatia 2003
  11. Cyprus 2013
  12. Czech Republic 2009
  13. Faroe Islands 2006
  14. Finland 2004
  15. France 2004
  16. Georgia 2012
  17. Germany 2006
  18. Hungary 1998
  19. Iceland
  20. Liechtenstein 2016
  21. Luxembourg 2006
  22. Malta 2012
  23. Montenegro 2010
  24. Netherlands 1993
  25. Norway
  26. Portugal 2004
  27. Romania 2002
  28. San Marino 2008
  29. Serbia 2009
  30. Slovenia 1995
  31. Spain 1995
  32. Sweden 2009
  33. Switzerland 1999
  34. United Kingdom 2010
  35. North America (15)
  36. Belize 2016
  37. Bermuda 2013
  38. British Virgin Islands 2007
  39. Canada 2017
  40. Dominican Republic
  41. Greenland
  42. Guadeloupe
  43. Honduras 2013
  44. Martinique
  45. Mexico 2003
  46. Montserrat 2014
  47. Nicaragua 2007
  48. Saint Lucia 2006
  49. Saint Pierre and Miquelon 2005
  50. Turks and Caicos Islands 2011
  51. Africa (9)
  52. Angola 2013
  53. British Indian Ocean Territory
  54. Cape Verde 2007
  55. Gambia
  56. Mauritius
  57. Mayotte 2005
  58. Réunion 2003
  59. Saint Helena 2009
  60. South Africa 1996
  61. Oceania (12)
  62. Australia 1986
  63. Christmas Island 2013
  64. Cocos (Keeling) Islands
  65. Fiji 2009
  66. French Polynesia
  67. New Caledonia 2005
  68. New Zealand 1994
  69. Niue
  70. Norfolk Island
  71. Pitcairn Islands 2010
  72. Vanuatu 2013
  73. Wallis and Futuna
  74. South America (7)
  75. Bolivia 2010
  76. Chile 2012
  77. Colombia 2011
  78. Ecuador 1998
  79. Falkland Islands 2008
  80. French Guiana 2004
  81. Uruguay 2003

Illegal in some contexts

LGBT discrimination is illegal in some contexts in 49 regions.

  1. Asia (6)
  2. East Timor 2009
  3. Hong Kong
  4. Macau 2008
  5. Nepal 2007
  6. Taiwan 2007
  7. Thailand
  8. Europe (13)
  9. Denmark 1996
  10. Estonia 2009
  11. Greece 2014
  12. Ireland 2000
  13. Italy 2003
  14. Latvia 2006
  15. Lithuania 2009
  16. Moldova 2013
  17. Monaco 2005
  18. Poland 2003
  19. Slovakia 2013
  20. Ukraine 2015
  21. Vatican City
  22. North America (8)
  23. Bahamas
  24. Costa Rica 2015
  25. Cuba 2013
  26. El Salvador
  27. Grenada
  28. Guatemala 1997
  29. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  30. United States 2020
  31. Africa (13)
  32. Botswana 1984
  33. Burkina Faso 1991
  34. Burundi 2001
  35. Djibouti
  36. Gabon 2016
  37. Lesotho 2012
  38. Liberia
  39. Madagascar
  40. Malawi
  41. Mozambique 2007
  42. Rwanda
  43. Seychelles
  44. Sierra Leone
  45. Oceania (6)
  46. Cook Islands 2013
  47. Kiribati 2015
  48. Marshall Islands
  49. Palau
  50. Samoa 2013
  51. Tonga
  52. South America (3)
  53. Argentina 2009
  54. Brazil 1988
  55. Venezuela 2012

No protections

LGBT discrimination is no protections in 101 regions.

  1. Asia (36)
  2. Afghanistan 1919
  3. Bahrain 1976
  4. Bhutan 2006
  5. Brunei 1951
  6. Cambodia
  7. China
  8. India 1949
  9. Indonesia 1945
  10. Iran 1979
  11. Iraq
  12. Japan 1947
  13. Jordan 1952
  14. Kazakhstan 1991
  15. Kuwait 1960
  16. Kyrgyzstan 1991
  17. Laos 1953
  18. Lebanon
  19. Malaysia 1826
  20. Maldives 2017
  21. Mongolia 1992
  22. Myanmar 1886
  23. North Korea 1948
  24. Oman 1996
  25. Pakistan 1973
  26. Philippines 2003
  27. Qatar 1915
  28. Saudi Arabia 1932
  29. Singapore
  30. South Korea 1948
  31. Syria 1964
  32. Tajikistan 1994
  33. Turkmenistan 1992
  34. United Arab Emirates 1971
  35. Uzbekistan 1992
  36. Vietnam 1992
  37. Yemen 1994
  38. Europe (6)
  39. Armenia 1995
  40. Azerbaijan
  41. Belarus 1991
  42. Macedonia 2010
  43. Russia 2013
  44. Turkey 1858
  45. North America (13)
  46. Anguilla 2001
  47. Antigua and Barbuda
  48. Aruba
  49. Barbados
  50. Cayman Islands
  51. Curaçao
  52. Dominica
  53. Haiti 1987
  54. Jamaica 1962
  55. Panama 1972
  56. Saint Kitts and Nevis
  57. Sint Maarten
  58. Trinidad and Tobago 2001
  59. Africa (36)
  60. Algeria 1966
  61. Benin 1900
  62. Cameroon 1972
  63. Central African Republic 2003
  64. Chad 1958
  65. Côte d’Ivoire 2000
  66. Democratic Republic of the Congo 1960
  67. Egypt 1971
  68. Equatorial Guinea 1968
  69. Eritrea 1957
  70. Ethiopia
  71. Ghana 1960
  72. Guinea 1988
  73. Guinea-Bissau
  74. Kenya 1930
  75. Libya 1951
  76. Mali 1960
  77. Mauritania 1991
  78. Morocco
  79. Namibia 1990
  80. Niger
  81. Nigeria 1999
  82. Republic of the Congo
  83. Sao Tome and Principe
  84. Senegal 1966
  85. Somalia 1962
  86. South Sudan 2011
  87. Sudan 1956
  88. Swaziland 1907
  89. Tanzania 1977
  90. Togo 1980
  91. Tunisia 1957
  92. Uganda 1904
  93. Western Sahara
  94. Zambia 1931
  95. Zimbabwe 1980
  96. Oceania (6)
  97. Federated States of Micronesia
  98. Nauru 2016
  99. Papua New Guinea 2002
  100. Solomon Islands 1978
  101. Tokelau
  102. Tuvalu
  103. South America (4)
  104. Guyana 1980
  105. Paraguay 1992
  106. Peru 1993
  107. Suriname 1975

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

Data on lgbt discrimination is unclear, not applicable, or missing in 5 regions.

  1. Asia (3)
  2. Bangladesh
  3. Palestine
  4. Sri Lanka
  5. Africa (1)
  6. Comoros
  7. Antarctica (1)
  8. Antarctica

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