LGBT employment discrimination

LGBTQ+ people are protected from employment discrimination in 59 countries.

DATE

LGBT employment discrimination

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

Summary

59
Protected
59 regions (30%)
Protected
30
Some protections
30 regions (15%)
Some protections
99
No protections
99 regions (50%)
No protections
10
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
10 regions (5%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
Europe
72%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
36 regions (72%)
Some protections
5 regions (10%)
No protections
9 regions (18%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
regions (0%)
Oceania
29%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
4 regions (29%)
Some protections
4 regions (29%)
No protections
5 regions (36%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
1 regions (7%)
South America
67%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
8 regions (67%)
Some protections
2 regions (17%)
No protections
2 regions (17%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
regions (0%)
North America
22%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
5 regions (22%)
Some protections
6 regions (26%)
No protections
12 regions (52%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
regions (0%)
Africa
6%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
3 regions (6%)
Some protections
9 regions (17%)
No protections
39 regions (72%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
3 regions (6%)
Asia
7%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
3 regions (7%)
Some protections
4 regions (9%)
No protections
32 regions (73%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
5 regions (11%)

Timeline of lgbt employment discrimination

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

Recent Changes

2024

2023

2022

2021

LGBT employment discrimination by Country

Sexual orientation and gender identity

LGBT employment discrimination is sexual orientation and gender identity in 59 regions.

  1. Asia (3)
  2. Israel 2015
  3. Mongolia 2022
  4. Taiwan 2007
  5. Europe (36)
  6. Albania 2010
  7. Andorra 2019
  8. Belgium 2014
  9. Bosnia and Herzegovina 2016
  10. Bulgaria 2015
  11. Croatia 2009
  12. Cyprus
  13. Czechia 2009
  14. Denmark 1996
  15. Estonia 2009
  16. Finland 2004
  17. France 2012
  18. Georgia 2014
  19. Germany 2006
  20. Greece 2016
  21. Hungary 2004
  22. Iceland 2018
  23. Ireland 1999
  24. Italy 2023
  25. Kosovo 2015
  26. Luxembourg 2006
  27. Malta 2004
  28. Moldova 2023
  29. Montenegro 2010
  30. Netherlands 2019
  31. North Macedonia 2020
  32. Norway 1981
  33. Poland 2022
  34. Portugal 2015
  35. Serbia 2009
  36. Slovakia 2018
  37. Slovenia 2016
  38. Spain 2022
  39. Sweden 1999
  40. Ukraine 2015
  41. United Kingdom 2010
  42. North America (5)
  43. Canada 2017
  44. Cuba 2019
  45. El Salvador
  46. Honduras 2020
  47. United States 2020
  48. Africa (3)
  49. Lesotho 2024
  50. Liberia 2015
  51. South Africa 1996
  52. Oceania (4)
  53. Australia 2013
  54. Fiji 2015
  55. Marshall Islands 2019
  56. Samoa 2013
  57. South America (8)
  58. Bolivia 2010
  59. Brazil 2019
  60. Chile 2012
  61. Colombia 2018
  62. Ecuador 2018
  63. Peru 2017
  64. Suriname 2015
  65. Uruguay 2004

Gender identity only

LGBT employment discrimination is gender identity only in 3 regions.

  1. Asia (2)
  2. India 2020
  3. Pakistan 2018
  4. South America (1)
  5. Argentina 2021

Sexual orientation only

LGBT employment discrimination is sexual orientation only in 27 regions.

  1. Asia (2)
  2. Philippines
  3. Timor-Leste 2017
  4. Europe (5)
  5. Austria 2004
  6. Latvia 2006
  7. Lithuania 2000
  8. Romania 2000
  9. San Marino 2019
  10. North America (6)
  11. Barbados 2020
  12. Belize
  13. Costa Rica 2016
  14. Mexico 2012
  15. Nicaragua 2008
  16. Saint Lucia 2006
  17. Africa (9)
  18. Angola 2021
  19. Botswana 2010
  20. Cape Verde 2008
  21. Equatorial Guinea 2022
  22. Mauritius 2008
  23. Mozambique 2007
  24. Sao Tome and Principe 2019
  25. Seychelles 2006
  26. Sierra Leone 2023
  27. Oceania (4)
  28. Federated States of Micronesia 2018
  29. Kiribati 2015
  30. New Zealand 1994
  31. Tuvalu 2017
  32. South America (1)
  33. Venezuela 2012

No protections

LGBT employment discrimination is no protections in 99 regions.

  1. Asia (32)
  2. Afghanistan
  3. Bahrain
  4. Bangladesh
  5. Bhutan
  6. Brunei
  7. Cambodia
  8. China
  9. Indonesia
  10. Iran
  11. Iraq
  12. Jordan
  13. Kazakhstan
  14. Kuwait
  15. Kyrgyzstan
  16. Lebanon
  17. Malaysia
  18. Maldives
  19. Myanmar
  20. Nepal
  21. North Korea
  22. Oman
  23. Palestine
  24. Qatar
  25. Saudi Arabia
  26. Sri Lanka
  27. Syria
  28. Tajikistan
  29. Turkmenistan
  30. United Arab Emirates
  31. Uzbekistan
  32. Vietnam
  33. Yemen
  34. Europe (9)
  35. Armenia
  36. Azerbaijan
  37. Belarus
  38. Liechtenstein
  39. Monaco
  40. Russia
  41. Switzerland
  42. Turkey 2018
  43. Vatican City
  44. North America (12)
  45. Antigua and Barbuda
  46. Bahamas
  47. Dominica
  48. Dominican Republic 2021
  49. Grenada
  50. Guatemala
  51. Haiti
  52. Jamaica
  53. Panama
  54. Saint Kitts and Nevis
  55. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  56. Trinidad and Tobago
  57. Africa (39)
  58. Algeria
  59. Benin
  60. Burkina Faso
  61. Burundi
  62. Central African Republic
  63. Chad
  64. Comoros
  65. Côte d’Ivoire
  66. Democratic Republic of the Congo
  67. Djibouti
  68. Egypt
  69. Eritrea
  70. Eswatini
  71. Ethiopia
  72. Gabon
  73. Gambia
  74. Ghana
  75. Guinea
  76. Kenya
  77. Libya
  78. Madagascar
  79. Malawi
  80. Mali
  81. Mauritania
  82. Morocco
  83. Namibia
  84. Niger
  85. Nigeria
  86. Republic of the Congo
  87. Rwanda
  88. Senegal
  89. Somalia
  90. South Sudan
  91. Sudan
  92. Togo
  93. Tunisia
  94. Uganda
  95. Zambia
  96. Zimbabwe
  97. Oceania (5)
  98. Nauru
  99. Palau
  100. Solomon Islands
  101. Tonga
  102. Vanuatu
  103. South America (2)
  104. Guyana
  105. Paraguay

Varied, unclear, or unknown laws

Data on lgbt employment discrimination is unclear, not applicable, or missing in 10 regions.

  1. Asia (5)
  2. Japan Varies by Region
  3. Laos
  4. Singapore Ambiguous
  5. South Korea Varies by Region
  6. Thailand
  7. Africa (3)
  8. Cameroon
  9. Guinea-Bissau
  10. Tanzania
  11. Oceania (1)
  12. Papua New Guinea
  13. Antarctica (1)
  14. Antarctica N/A

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