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
79
Some protections
79 regions (40%)
Some protections
66
No protections
66 regions (33%)
No protections
6
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
6 regions (3%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
Europe
62%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
31 regions (62%)
Some protections
11 regions (22%)
No protections
6 regions (12%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
2 regions (4%)
Oceania
14%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
2 regions (14%)
Some protections
10 regions (71%)
No protections
2 regions (14%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
regions (0%)
South America
58%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
7 regions (58%)
Some protections
5 regions (42%)
No protections
regions (0%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
regions (0%)
North America
17%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
4 regions (17%)
Some protections
15 regions (65%)
No protections
2 regions (9%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
2 regions (9%)
Africa
2%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
1 regions (2%)
Some protections
27 regions (50%)
No protections
26 regions (48%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
regions (0%)
Asia
5%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
2 regions (5%)
Some protections
11 regions (25%)
No protections
30 regions (68%)
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 (31)
  5. Albania 2010
  6. Andorra 2019
  7. Austria 2004
  8. Belgium 2003
  9. Bosnia and Herzegovina 2016
  10. Bulgaria 2023
  11. Croatia 2009
  12. Czechia 2009
  13. Denmark 1996
  14. Finland 2004
  15. France 2004
  16. Georgia 2014
  17. Germany 2006
  18. Greece 2024
  19. Hungary 1998
  20. Iceland
  21. Ireland 2015
  22. Kosovo 2015
  23. Luxembourg 2006
  24. Malta 2014
  25. Moldova 2023
  26. Montenegro 2010
  27. Netherlands 2023
  28. North Macedonia 2020
  29. Norway 1981
  30. Portugal 2008
  31. Serbia 2009
  32. Slovakia 2013
  33. Slovenia 2016
  34. Spain 2022
  35. Sweden 2009
  36. North America (4)
  37. Antigua and Barbuda 2022
  38. Canada 2017
  39. Cuba 2019
  40. Honduras 2013
  41. Africa (1)
  42. South Africa 1996
  43. Oceania (2)
  44. Fiji 2013
  45. Marshall Islands 2019
  46. South America (7)
  47. Bolivia 2010
  48. Brazil 2019
  49. Chile 2012
  50. Colombia 2011
  51. Ecuador 1998
  52. Peru 2017
  53. Uruguay 2003

Illegal in some contexts

LGBT discrimination is illegal in some contexts in 79 regions.

  1. Asia (11)
  2. Bhutan 2018
  3. India
  4. Israel 1992
  5. Japan 2018
  6. Pakistan 2018
  7. Philippines 2003
  8. Singapore 2019
  9. Sri Lanka 2022
  10. Taiwan 2004
  11. Thailand 2015
  12. Timor-Leste 2009
  13. Europe (11)
  14. Cyprus 2013
  15. Estonia 2009
  16. Latvia 2006
  17. Liechtenstein 2016
  18. Lithuania 2000
  19. Monaco 2005
  20. Poland 2018
  21. Romania 2000
  22. San Marino 2019
  23. Switzerland 2020
  24. Ukraine 2015
  25. North America (15)
  26. Bahamas 2003
  27. Barbados
  28. Belize
  29. Costa Rica 2015
  30. Dominica 2020
  31. Dominican Republic 2000
  32. El Salvador 2009
  33. Grenada 2013
  34. Guatemala 2021
  35. Jamaica 2008
  36. Nicaragua 2008
  37. Panama 2002
  38. Saint Kitts and Nevis 2020
  39. Saint Lucia 2006
  40. Trinidad and Tobago 2004
  41. Africa (27)
  42. Angola 2021
  43. Benin
  44. Botswana 2010
  45. Cape Verde 2007
  46. Chad 2017
  47. Democratic Republic of the Congo 2008
  48. Djibouti 2016
  49. Equatorial Guinea 2022
  50. Eswatini 2017
  51. Gabon 2023
  52. Ghana 2012
  53. Guinea 2016
  54. Kenya 2009
  55. Lesotho 2011
  56. Liberia 2015
  57. Madagascar 2005
  58. Malawi 2019
  59. Mauritius
  60. Mozambique 2007
  61. Namibia 2023
  62. Republic of the Congo 2020
  63. Sao Tome and Principe
  64. Seychelles 2006
  65. Sierra Leone 2023
  66. Tanzania 2018
  67. Togo 2020
  68. Zimbabwe 2020
  69. Oceania (10)
  70. Australia 1986
  71. Federated States of Micronesia 2018
  72. Kiribati 2015
  73. Nauru 2016
  74. New Zealand 1994
  75. Samoa 2007
  76. Solomon Islands 2014
  77. Tonga 2010
  78. Tuvalu 2016
  79. Vanuatu 2013
  80. South America (5)
  81. Argentina 2009
  82. Guyana 2023
  83. Paraguay 2016
  84. Suriname 2015
  85. Venezuela 2012

No protections

LGBT discrimination is no protections in 66 regions.

  1. Asia (30)
  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. Myanmar
  20. North Korea
  21. Oman
  22. Palestine
  23. Qatar
  24. Saudi Arabia
  25. Syria
  26. Tajikistan
  27. Turkmenistan
  28. United Arab Emirates
  29. Uzbekistan
  30. Vietnam
  31. Yemen
  32. Europe (6)
  33. Armenia
  34. Azerbaijan
  35. Belarus
  36. Russia
  37. Turkey 2016
  38. Vatican City
  39. North America (2)
  40. Haiti
  41. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  42. Africa (26)
  43. Algeria
  44. Burkina Faso
  45. Burundi
  46. Cameroon
  47. Central African Republic
  48. Comoros
  49. Côte d’Ivoire
  50. Egypt
  51. Eritrea
  52. Ethiopia
  53. Gambia
  54. Guinea-Bissau
  55. Libya
  56. Mali
  57. Mauritania
  58. Morocco
  59. Niger
  60. Nigeria
  61. Rwanda
  62. Senegal
  63. Somalia
  64. South Sudan
  65. Sudan
  66. Tunisia
  67. Uganda
  68. Zambia
  69. Oceania (2)
  70. Palau
  71. Papua New Guinea

Varied, unclear, or unknown laws

Data on lgbt discrimination is unclear, not applicable, or missing in 6 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. Antarctica (1)
  10. Antarctica N/A

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