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LGBT employment discrimination

LGBTQ+ people are protected from employment discrimination in 91 countries and territories.

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  • Sexual orientation and gender identity
  • No protections
  • Sexual orientation only
  • Unknown, N/A, or ambiguous

Recent Changes

  • Jun 30 2022Became Sexual orientation and gender identity in Spain
  • Oct 21 2021Became Sexual orientation only in Namibia
  • Jul 18 2020Became Sexual orientation and gender identity in Virginia
  • Jun 15 2020Became Sexual orientation and gender identity in Florida
  • Jun 15 2020Became Sexual orientation and gender identity in Texas
  • Jun 15 2020Became Sexual orientation and gender identity in Oklahoma
  • Jun 15 2020Became Sexual orientation and gender identity in Louisiana
  • Jun 15 2020Became Sexual orientation and gender identity in Arkansas

LGBT employment discrimination

Prohibition of discrimination based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity in employment, including hiring, promotion, termination, harassment, etc.

Summary

91
Protected
91 regions (39%)
Protected
26
Some protections
26 regions (11%)
Some protections
88
No protections
88 regions (38%)
No protections
27
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
27 regions (12%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
Europe
67%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
35 regions (67%)
Some protections
10 regions (19%)
No protections
5 regions (10%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
2 regions (4%)
Oceania
58%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
14 regions (58%)
Some protections
2 regions (8%)
No protections
5 regions (21%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
3 regions (13%)
South America
57%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
8 regions (57%)
Some protections
3 regions (21%)
No protections
2 regions (14%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (7%)
North America
56%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
20 regions (56%)
Some protections
2 regions (6%)
No protections
12 regions (33%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
2 regions (6%)
Africa
10%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
6 regions (10%)
Some protections
7 regions (12%)
No protections
34 regions (58%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
12 regions (20%)
Asia
17%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
8 regions (17%)
Some protections
2 regions (4%)
No protections
30 regions (65%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
6 regions (13%)

Progress over time

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

Recent changes

LGBT employment discrimination by country

(and dependent territories)

Sexual orientation and gender identity

LGBT employment discrimination is sexual orientation and gender identity in 91 regions.

  1. Asia (8)
  2. India 1949
  3. Macau 2008
  4. Mongolia 1992
  5. Nepal 2016
  6. South Korea 2016
  7. Sri Lanka 2017
  8. Taiwan 2007
  9. Thailand 2015
  10. Europe (35)
  11. Belgium 2003
  12. Bulgaria 2003
  13. Croatia 2008
  14. Cyprus 2014
  15. Czech Republic 2009
  16. Denmark 1996
  17. Estonia 2009
  18. Faroe Islands 2006
  19. Finland 2004
  20. France 2012
  21. Georgia 2014
  22. Germany 2006
  23. Greece 2016
  24. Hungary 1998
  25. Iceland 1996
  26. Ireland 2011
  27. Isle of Man 2006
  28. Kosovo 2013
  29. Latvia 2006
  30. Lithuania 2005
  31. Luxembourg 2006
  32. Malta 2004
  33. Monaco
  34. Montenegro 2010
  35. Netherlands 1993
  36. North Macedonia 2016
  37. Norway 1981
  38. Portugal 2015
  39. San Marino 2008
  40. Slovakia 2008
  41. Spain 2022
  42. Sweden 1999
  43. Switzerland 1999
  44. Ukraine 2015
  45. United Kingdom
  46. North America (20)
  47. Belize 2016
  48. Bermuda 2013
  49. British Virgin Islands 2007
  50. Canada 2017
  51. Costa Rica 1998
  52. Cuba 2013
  53. El Salvador
  54. Greenland 2010
  55. Grenada
  56. Guadeloupe
  57. Guatemala 2016
  58. Honduras 2013
  59. Martinique
  60. Mexico 2010
  61. Montserrat 2010
  62. Nicaragua
  63. Saint Lucia 2006
  64. Saint Pierre and Miquelon
  65. Turks and Caicos Islands 2011
  66. United States 2020
  67. Africa (6)
  68. Angola 2015
  69. British Indian Ocean Territory 2003
  70. Mayotte
  71. Réunion
  72. Saint Helena 2009
  73. South Africa 1996
  74. Oceania (14)
  75. Australia 2013
  76. Christmas Island 2013
  77. Cocos (Keeling) Islands 2013
  78. Cook Islands 2013
  79. Fiji 2007
  80. French Polynesia
  81. Kiribati 2015
  82. New Caledonia 2005
  83. Niue
  84. Norfolk Island
  85. Pitcairn Islands 2010
  86. Samoa 2013
  87. Vanuatu 2013
  88. Wallis and Futuna
  89. South America (8)
  90. Bolivia 2010
  91. Brazil 2011
  92. Chile 2012
  93. Falkland Islands 2008
  94. French Guiana
  95. Peru 2016
  96. Suriname 1975
  97. Uruguay 2004

No protections

LGBT employment discrimination is no protections in 88 regions.

  1. Asia (30)
  2. Afghanistan 1919
  3. Bahrain 1976
  4. Bangladesh
  5. Bhutan 2018
  6. Brunei 1951
  7. Cambodia
  8. China
  9. Hong Kong
  10. Indonesia
  11. Iran 1979
  12. Iraq
  13. Jordan 1952
  14. Kazakhstan
  15. Kuwait 1960
  16. Laos 1953
  17. Lebanon
  18. Malaysia
  19. Maldives 2017
  20. Myanmar 1886
  21. Palestine
  22. Qatar 1915
  23. Saudi Arabia 1932
  24. Syria 1964
  25. Tajikistan 1994
  26. Timor-Leste
  27. Turkmenistan 1992
  28. United Arab Emirates 1971
  29. Uzbekistan 1992
  30. Vietnam 1992
  31. Yemen 1994
  32. Europe (5)
  33. Armenia
  34. Azerbaijan
  35. Belarus
  36. Russia
  37. Vatican City
  38. North America (12)
  39. Anguilla 2001
  40. Antigua and Barbuda
  41. Aruba
  42. Barbados
  43. Cayman Islands
  44. Curaçao
  45. Dominica
  46. Dominican Republic
  47. Jamaica 1962
  48. Saint Kitts and Nevis
  49. Sint Maarten
  50. Trinidad and Tobago 2001
  51. Africa (34)
  52. Algeria 1966
  53. Benin 1900
  54. Cameroon 1972
  55. Central African Republic 2003
  56. Chad 2018
  57. Comoros
  58. Côte d’Ivoire
  59. Democratic Republic of the Congo 1960
  60. Djibouti
  61. Egypt 1971
  62. Equatorial Guinea 1968
  63. Eritrea 1957
  64. Eswatini 1907
  65. Ethiopia
  66. Gambia
  67. Guinea 1988
  68. Guinea-Bissau
  69. Lesotho 2012
  70. Libya 1951
  71. Mali 1960
  72. Mauritania 1991
  73. Morocco
  74. Niger
  75. Nigeria 1999
  76. Republic of the Congo
  77. Sao Tome and Principe
  78. Senegal 1966
  79. Somalia 1962
  80. South Sudan 2011
  81. Sudan 1956
  82. Tanzania 1977
  83. Togo 1980
  84. Tunisia 1957
  85. Western Sahara
  86. Oceania (5)
  87. Federated States of Micronesia
  88. Nauru 2016
  89. Papua New Guinea 2002
  90. Tokelau
  91. Tuvalu
  92. South America (2)
  93. Guyana 1980
  94. Paraguay 1992

Sexual orientation only

LGBT employment discrimination is sexual orientation only in 26 regions.

  1. Asia (2)
  2. Israel 1992
  3. Philippines
  4. Europe (10)
  5. Albania 2010
  6. Andorra 2005
  7. Austria 2004
  8. Bosnia and Herzegovina
  9. Italy 2003
  10. Poland 2011
  11. Romania
  12. Serbia 2009
  13. Slovenia 1998
  14. Turkey 2018
  15. North America (2)
  16. Bahamas
  17. Panama 2017
  18. Africa (7)
  19. Botswana 2010
  20. Cape Verde 2008
  21. Mauritius 2008
  22. Mozambique 2007
  23. Namibia 2021
  24. Seychelles 2006
  25. Zambia
  26. Oceania (2)
  27. New Zealand 1994
  28. Tonga
  29. South America (3)
  30. Colombia 2011
  31. Ecuador 2015
  32. Venezuela 2012

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

Data on lgbt employment discrimination is unclear, not applicable, or missing in 27 regions.

  1. Asia (6)
  2. Japan
  3. Kyrgyzstan
  4. North Korea
  5. Oman
  6. Pakistan
  7. Singapore
  8. Europe (2)
  9. Liechtenstein
  10. Moldova
  11. North America (2)
  12. Haiti
  13. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  14. Africa (12)
  15. Burkina Faso
  16. Burundi
  17. Gabon
  18. Ghana
  19. Kenya
  20. Liberia
  21. Madagascar
  22. Malawi
  23. Rwanda
  24. Sierra Leone
  25. Uganda
  26. Zimbabwe
  27. Oceania (3)
  28. Marshall Islands
  29. Palau
  30. Solomon Islands
  31. South America (1)
  32. Argentina
  33. Antarctica (1)
  34. Antarctica

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