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LGBT employment discrimination

LGBTQ+ people are protected from employment discrimination in 89 countries.

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

Recent Changes

  • Jun 15 2020Became Sexual orientation and gender identity in United States
  • Jun 15 2020Became Sexual orientation and gender identity in United States
  • Apr 10 2018Became No protections in Chad
  • Mar 26 2018Became No protections in Bhutan
  • Jan 15 2018Became Sexual orientation and gender identity in West Bengal
  • Jan 1 2018Became Sexual orientation and gender identity in New York
  • Jan 1 2018Became Sexual orientation and gender identity in Dadra and Nagar Haveli
  • Oct 1 2017Became Sexual orientation and gender identity in Alberta

LGBT employment discrimination

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

Summary

89
Protected
89 regions (38%)
Protected
26
Some protections
26 regions (11%)
Some protections
84
No protections
84 regions (36%)
No protections
33
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
33 regions (14%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
Europe
58%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
30 regions (58%)
Some protections
12 regions (23%)
No protections
6 regions (12%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
4 regions (8%)
Oceania
63%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
15 regions (63%)
Some protections
1 regions (4%)
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
11 regions (31%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
3 regions (8%)
Africa
14%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
8 regions (14%)
Some protections
5 regions (9%)
No protections
31 regions (53%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
15 regions (25%)
Asia
17%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
8 regions (17%)
Some protections
3 regions (7%)
No protections
29 regions (63%)
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 89 regions.

  1. Asia (8)
  2. India 1949
  3. Kazakhstan
  4. Macau 2008
  5. Mongolia 1992
  6. Nepal 2016
  7. South Korea 2016
  8. Sri Lanka 2017
  9. Thailand 2015
  10. Europe (30)
  11. Belgium 2003
  12. Bulgaria 2003
  13. Cyprus 2014
  14. Czech Republic 2009
  15. Estonia 2009
  16. Faroe Islands 2006
  17. Finland 2004
  18. France 2012
  19. Georgia 2014
  20. Germany 2006
  21. Greece 2005
  22. Hungary 1998
  23. Iceland 1996
  24. Isle of Man 2006
  25. Kosovo 2013
  26. Latvia 2006
  27. Lithuania 2005
  28. Luxembourg 2006
  29. Malta 2004
  30. Monaco
  31. Montenegro 2010
  32. Netherlands 1993
  33. Norway 1981
  34. Portugal 2015
  35. San Marino 2008
  36. Slovakia 2008
  37. Sweden 1999
  38. Switzerland 1999
  39. Ukraine 2015
  40. United Kingdom
  41. North America (20)
  42. Belize 2016
  43. Bermuda 2013
  44. British Virgin Islands 2007
  45. Canada 2017
  46. Costa Rica 1998
  47. Cuba 2013
  48. Dominican Republic
  49. El Salvador
  50. Greenland 2010
  51. Grenada
  52. Guadeloupe
  53. Guatemala 2016
  54. Honduras 2013
  55. Martinique
  56. Mexico 2010
  57. Montserrat 2010
  58. Nicaragua
  59. Saint Lucia 2006
  60. Saint Pierre and Miquelon
  61. Turks and Caicos Islands 2011
  62. Africa (8)
  63. Angola 2015
  64. British Indian Ocean Territory 2003
  65. Gambia
  66. Mayotte
  67. Réunion
  68. Rwanda
  69. Saint Helena 2009
  70. South Africa 1996
  71. Oceania (15)
  72. Australia 2013
  73. Christmas Island 2013
  74. Cocos (Keeling) Islands 2013
  75. Cook Islands 2013
  76. Fiji 2007
  77. French Polynesia
  78. Kiribati 2015
  79. New Caledonia 2005
  80. New Zealand 1994
  81. Niue
  82. Norfolk Island
  83. Pitcairn Islands 2010
  84. Samoa 2013
  85. Vanuatu 2013
  86. Wallis and Futuna
  87. South America (8)
  88. Bolivia 2010
  89. Brazil 2011
  90. Chile 2012
  91. Falkland Islands 2008
  92. French Guiana
  93. Peru 2016
  94. Suriname 1975
  95. Uruguay 2004

No protections

LGBT employment discrimination is no protections in 84 regions.

  1. Asia (29)
  2. Afghanistan 1919
  3. Bahrain 1976
  4. Bhutan 2018
  5. Brunei 1951
  6. Cambodia
  7. China
  8. Hong Kong
  9. Indonesia
  10. Iran 1979
  11. Iraq
  12. Japan
  13. Jordan 1952
  14. Kuwait 1960
  15. Laos 1953
  16. Lebanon
  17. Maldives 2017
  18. Myanmar 1886
  19. Pakistan 1973
  20. Palestine
  21. Qatar 1915
  22. Saudi Arabia 1932
  23. Singapore
  24. Tajikistan 1994
  25. Timor-Leste
  26. Turkmenistan 1992
  27. United Arab Emirates 1971
  28. Uzbekistan 1992
  29. Vietnam 1992
  30. Yemen 1994
  31. Europe (6)
  32. Armenia
  33. Azerbaijan
  34. Belarus
  35. North Macedonia 2016
  36. Turkey
  37. Vatican City
  38. North America (11)
  39. Anguilla 2001
  40. Antigua and Barbuda
  41. Aruba
  42. Barbados
  43. Cayman Islands
  44. Curaçao
  45. Dominica
  46. Jamaica 1962
  47. Saint Kitts and Nevis
  48. Sint Maarten
  49. Trinidad and Tobago 2001
  50. Africa (31)
  51. Algeria 1966
  52. Benin 1900
  53. Cameroon 1972
  54. Central African Republic 2003
  55. Chad 2018
  56. Democratic Republic of the Congo 1960
  57. Egypt 1971
  58. Equatorial Guinea 1968
  59. Eritrea 1957
  60. Eswatini 1907
  61. Ethiopia
  62. Guinea 1988
  63. Guinea-Bissau
  64. Lesotho 2012
  65. Libya 1951
  66. Mali 1960
  67. Mauritania 1991
  68. Morocco
  69. Namibia 2004
  70. Niger
  71. Nigeria 1999
  72. Republic of the Congo
  73. Sao Tome and Principe
  74. Senegal 1966
  75. Somalia 1962
  76. South Sudan 2011
  77. Sudan 1956
  78. Tanzania 1977
  79. Togo 1980
  80. Tunisia 1957
  81. Western Sahara
  82. Oceania (5)
  83. Federated States of Micronesia
  84. Nauru 2016
  85. Papua New Guinea 2002
  86. Tokelau
  87. Tuvalu
  88. South America (2)
  89. Guyana 1980
  90. Paraguay 1992

Sexual orientation only

LGBT employment discrimination is sexual orientation only in 26 regions.

  1. Asia (3)
  2. Israel 1992
  3. Philippines
  4. Taiwan 2007
  5. Europe (12)
  6. Albania 2010
  7. Andorra 2005
  8. Austria 2004
  9. Bosnia and Herzegovina
  10. Croatia 2008
  11. Denmark 1996
  12. Ireland 1999
  13. Italy 2003
  14. Poland 2011
  15. Serbia 2009
  16. Slovenia 1998
  17. Spain 1995
  18. North America (2)
  19. Bahamas
  20. Panama 2017
  21. Africa (5)
  22. Botswana 2010
  23. Cape Verde 2008
  24. Mauritius 2008
  25. Mozambique 2007
  26. Seychelles 2006
  27. Oceania (1)
  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 33 regions.

  1. Asia (6)
  2. Bangladesh
  3. Kyrgyzstan
  4. Malaysia
  5. North Korea
  6. Oman
  7. Syria
  8. Europe (4)
  9. Liechtenstein
  10. Moldova
  11. Romania
  12. Russia
  13. North America (3)
  14. Haiti
  15. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  16. United States
  17. Africa (15)
  18. Burkina Faso
  19. Burundi
  20. Comoros
  21. Côte d’Ivoire
  22. Djibouti
  23. Gabon
  24. Ghana
  25. Kenya
  26. Liberia
  27. Madagascar
  28. Malawi
  29. Sierra Leone
  30. Uganda
  31. Zambia
  32. Zimbabwe
  33. Oceania (3)
  34. Marshall Islands
  35. Palau
  36. Solomon Islands
  37. South America (1)
  38. Argentina
  39. Antarctica (1)
  40. Antarctica

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