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LGBT employment discrimination

LGBTQ+ people are protected from employment discrimination in 87 countries.

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LGBT employment discrimination

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

Summary

87
Protected
87 regions (38%)
Protected
25
Some protections
25 regions (11%)
Some protections
85
No protections
85 regions (37%)
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
29 regions (58%)
Some protections
12 regions (24%)
No protections
6 regions (12%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
3 regions (6%)
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
12%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
7 regions (12%)
Some protections
5 regions (9%)
No protections
31 regions (53%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
16 regions (27%)
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 87 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 (29)
  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. Latvia 2006
  25. Liechtenstein 2016
  26. Lithuania 2005
  27. Luxembourg 2006
  28. Malta 2004
  29. Monaco
  30. Montenegro 2010
  31. Netherlands 1993
  32. Norway 1981
  33. Portugal 2015
  34. San Marino 2008
  35. Slovakia 2008
  36. Sweden 1999
  37. Switzerland 1999
  38. Ukraine 2015
  39. United Kingdom
  40. North America (20)
  41. Belize 2016
  42. Bermuda 2013
  43. British Virgin Islands 2007
  44. Canada 2017
  45. Costa Rica 1998
  46. Cuba 2013
  47. Dominican Republic
  48. El Salvador
  49. Greenland 2010
  50. Grenada
  51. Guadeloupe
  52. Guatemala 2016
  53. Honduras 2013
  54. Martinique
  55. Mexico 2010
  56. Montserrat 2010
  57. Nicaragua
  58. Saint Lucia 2006
  59. Saint Pierre and Miquelon
  60. Turks and Caicos Islands 2011
  61. Africa (7)
  62. Angola 2015
  63. British Indian Ocean Territory 2003
  64. Gambia
  65. Mayotte
  66. Réunion
  67. Saint Helena 2009
  68. South Africa 1996
  69. Oceania (15)
  70. Australia 2013
  71. Christmas Island 2013
  72. Cocos (Keeling) Islands 2013
  73. Cook Islands 2013
  74. Fiji 2007
  75. French Polynesia
  76. Kiribati 2015
  77. New Caledonia 2005
  78. New Zealand 1994
  79. Niue
  80. Norfolk Island
  81. Pitcairn Islands 2010
  82. Samoa 2013
  83. Vanuatu 2013
  84. Wallis and Futuna
  85. South America (8)
  86. Bolivia 2010
  87. Brazil 2011
  88. Chile 2012
  89. Falkland Islands 2008
  90. French Guiana
  91. Peru 2016
  92. Suriname 1975
  93. Uruguay 2004

Sexual orientation only

LGBT employment discrimination is sexual orientation only in 25 regions.

  1. Asia (2)
  2. Israel 1992
  3. Taiwan 2007
  4. Europe (12)
  5. Albania 2010
  6. Andorra 2005
  7. Austria 2004
  8. Bosnia and Herzegovina
  9. Croatia 2008
  10. Denmark 1996
  11. Ireland 1999
  12. Italy 2003
  13. Poland 2011
  14. Serbia 2009
  15. Slovenia 1998
  16. Spain 1995
  17. North America (2)
  18. Bahamas
  19. Panama 2017
  20. Africa (5)
  21. Botswana 2010
  22. Cape Verde 2008
  23. Mauritius 2008
  24. Mozambique 2007
  25. Seychelles 2006
  26. Oceania (1)
  27. Tonga
  28. South America (3)
  29. Colombia 2011
  30. Ecuador 2015
  31. Venezuela 2012

No protections

LGBT employment discrimination is no protections in 85 regions.

  1. Asia (30)
  2. Afghanistan 1919
  3. Bahrain 1976
  4. Bhutan 2018
  5. Brunei 1951
  6. Cambodia
  7. China
  8. East Timor
  9. Hong Kong
  10. Indonesia
  11. Iran 1979
  12. Iraq
  13. Japan
  14. Jordan 1952
  15. Kuwait 1960
  16. Laos 1953
  17. Lebanon
  18. Maldives 2017
  19. Myanmar 1886
  20. North Korea 1948
  21. Pakistan 1973
  22. Palestine
  23. Qatar 1915
  24. Saudi Arabia 1932
  25. Singapore
  26. Tajikistan 1994
  27. Turkmenistan 1992
  28. United Arab Emirates 1971
  29. Uzbekistan 1992
  30. Vietnam 1992
  31. Yemen 1994
  32. Europe (6)
  33. Armenia
  34. Azerbaijan
  35. Belarus
  36. Macedonia 2016
  37. Turkey
  38. Vatican City
  39. North America (11)
  40. Anguilla 2001
  41. Antigua and Barbuda
  42. Aruba
  43. Barbados
  44. Cayman Islands
  45. Curaçao
  46. Dominica
  47. Jamaica 1962
  48. Saint Kitts and Nevis
  49. Sint Maarten
  50. Trinidad and Tobago 2001
  51. Africa (31)
  52. Algeria 1966
  53. Benin 1900
  54. Cameroon 1972
  55. Central African Republic 2003
  56. Chad 2018
  57. Democratic Republic of the Congo 1960
  58. Egypt 1971
  59. Equatorial Guinea 1968
  60. Eritrea 1957
  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. Swaziland 1907
  79. Tanzania 1977
  80. Togo 1980
  81. Tunisia 1957
  82. Western Sahara
  83. Oceania (5)
  84. Federated States of Micronesia
  85. Nauru 2016
  86. Papua New Guinea 2002
  87. Tokelau
  88. Tuvalu
  89. South America (2)
  90. Guyana 1980
  91. Paraguay 1992

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. Oman
  6. Philippines
  7. Syria
  8. Europe (3)
  9. Moldova
  10. Romania
  11. Russia
  12. North America (3)
  13. Haiti
  14. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  15. United States
  16. Africa (16)
  17. Burkina Faso
  18. Burundi
  19. Comoros
  20. Côte d’Ivoire
  21. Djibouti
  22. Gabon
  23. Ghana
  24. Kenya
  25. Liberia
  26. Madagascar
  27. Malawi
  28. Rwanda
  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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