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LGBT employment discrimination

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

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  • Sexual orientation and gender identity
  • Sexual orientation only
  • No protections
  • Varies by region or ambiguous
  • Unknown or N/A

Recent Changes

  • Feb 9 2023Became Sexual orientation and gender identity in Moldova
  • Dec 1 2022Became Sexual orientation and gender identity in Poland
  • Jul 5 2022Became Sexual orientation and gender identity in Antigua and Barbuda
  • Jun 30 2022Became Sexual orientation and gender identity in Spain
  • Jan 1 2022Became Sexual orientation and gender identity in Zhambyl oblysy
  • Oct 21 2021Became Sexual orientation only in Namibia
  • Jan 1 2021Became Sexual orientation only in Angola
  • Aug 5 2020Became Sexual orientation only in Barbados

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
34
Some protections
34 regions (17%)
Some protections
92
No protections
92 regions (46%)
No protections
13
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
13 regions (7%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
Europe
70%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
35 regions (70%)
Some protections
7 regions (14%)
No protections
8 regions (16%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
regions (0%)
Oceania
43%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
6 regions (43%)
Some protections
2 regions (14%)
No protections
6 regions (43%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
regions (0%)
South America
50%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
6 regions (50%)
Some protections
3 regions (25%)
No protections
2 regions (17%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (8%)
North America
26%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
6 regions (26%)
Some protections
7 regions (30%)
No protections
6 regions (26%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
4 regions (17%)
Africa
2%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
1 regions (2%)
Some protections
10 regions (19%)
No protections
38 regions (70%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
5 regions (9%)
Asia
11%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
5 regions (11%)
Some protections
5 regions (11%)
No protections
32 regions (73%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
2 regions (5%)

Progress Over Time

Number of countries with equality for lgbt employment discrimination over the past 60 years.
There are no recent changes about LGBT employment discrimination.

LGBT employment discrimination by Country

Sexual orientation and gender identity

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

  1. Asia (5)
  2. India 1949
  3. Kazakhstan
  4. Mongolia 1992
  5. Sri Lanka 2017
  6. Thailand 2015
  7. Europe (35)
  8. Albania 2010
  9. Andorra 2019
  10. Belgium 2003
  11. Bosnia and Herzegovina 2016
  12. Bulgaria 2003
  13. Croatia 2008
  14. Cyprus 2014
  15. Czech Republic 2009
  16. Denmark 1996
  17. Estonia 2009
  18. Finland 2004
  19. France 2012
  20. Georgia 2014
  21. Germany 2006
  22. Greece 2016
  23. Hungary 1998
  24. Iceland 1996
  25. Kosovo 2013
  26. Lithuania 2005
  27. Luxembourg 2006
  28. Malta 2004
  29. Moldova 2023
  30. Montenegro 2010
  31. Netherlands 1993
  32. North Macedonia 2016
  33. Norway 1981
  34. Poland 2022
  35. Portugal 2015
  36. Serbia 2009
  37. Slovakia 2004
  38. Slovenia 2016
  39. Spain 2022
  40. Sweden 1999
  41. Ukraine 2015
  42. United Kingdom 2010
  43. North America (6)
  44. Antigua and Barbuda 2022
  45. Canada 2017
  46. Cuba 2013
  47. El Salvador
  48. Grenada
  49. Honduras 2013
  50. Africa (1)
  51. Liberia 2015
  52. Oceania (6)
  53. Australia 2013
  54. Fiji 2007
  55. Kiribati 2015
  56. Marshall Islands 2019
  57. Samoa 2013
  58. Vanuatu 2013
  59. South America (6)
  60. Bolivia 2010
  61. Brazil 2019
  62. Chile 2012
  63. Colombia 2018
  64. Peru 2016
  65. Uruguay 2004

Sexual orientation only

LGBT employment discrimination is sexual orientation only in 34 regions.

  1. Asia (5)
  2. Israel 1992
  3. Nepal 2015
  4. Philippines 1987
  5. Singapore
  6. Taiwan 2007
  7. Europe (7)
  8. Austria 2004
  9. Ireland 1993
  10. Italy 2003
  11. Latvia 2006
  12. Romania 2000
  13. San Marino 2019
  14. Turkey 2018
  15. North America (7)
  16. Bahamas
  17. Barbados 2020
  18. Costa Rica 2016
  19. Jamaica 2004
  20. Mexico 2003
  21. Nicaragua
  22. Saint Lucia 2006
  23. Africa (10)
  24. Angola 2021
  25. Botswana 2010
  26. Cape Verde 2008
  27. Mauritius 2008
  28. Mozambique 2007
  29. Namibia 2021
  30. Sao Tome and Principe 2019
  31. Seychelles 2006
  32. South Africa 1996
  33. Zambia
  34. Oceania (2)
  35. New Zealand 1994
  36. Tuvalu 2017
  37. South America (3)
  38. Ecuador 2015
  39. Suriname 2015
  40. Venezuela 2012

No protections

LGBT employment discrimination is no protections in 92 regions.

  1. Asia (32)
  2. Afghanistan 1919
  3. Bahrain 1976
  4. Bangladesh
  5. Bhutan 2018
  6. Brunei 1951
  7. Cambodia
  8. China
  9. Indonesia
  10. Iran 1979
  11. Iraq
  12. Japan
  13. Jordan 1952
  14. Kuwait 1960
  15. Kyrgyzstan
  16. Laos 1953
  17. Lebanon
  18. Malaysia
  19. Maldives 2017
  20. Myanmar 1886
  21. North Korea 1948
  22. Palestine
  23. Qatar 1915
  24. Saudi Arabia 1932
  25. South Korea
  26. Syria
  27. Tajikistan 1994
  28. Timor-Leste
  29. Turkmenistan 1992
  30. United Arab Emirates 1971
  31. Uzbekistan 1992
  32. Vietnam 1992
  33. Yemen 1994
  34. Europe (8)
  35. Armenia
  36. Azerbaijan
  37. Belarus
  38. Liechtenstein
  39. Monaco
  40. Russia
  41. Switzerland
  42. Vatican City
  43. North America (6)
  44. Belize
  45. Dominica
  46. Guatemala
  47. Panama
  48. Saint Kitts and Nevis
  49. Trinidad and Tobago 2001
  50. Africa (38)
  51. Algeria 1966
  52. Benin 1900
  53. Burkina Faso
  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. Gabon
  67. Gambia
  68. Guinea 1988
  69. Guinea-Bissau
  70. Kenya 1930
  71. Lesotho 2012
  72. Libya 1951
  73. Madagascar
  74. Mali 1960
  75. Mauritania 1991
  76. Morocco
  77. Niger
  78. Nigeria 1999
  79. Republic of the Congo
  80. Rwanda
  81. Senegal 1966
  82. Somalia 1962
  83. South Sudan 2011
  84. Sudan 1956
  85. Tanzania 1977
  86. Togo 1980
  87. Tunisia 1957
  88. Uganda
  89. Oceania (6)
  90. Federated States of Micronesia
  91. Nauru 2016
  92. Palau
  93. Papua New Guinea 2002
  94. Solomon Islands
  95. Tonga
  96. South America (2)
  97. Guyana 1980
  98. Paraguay 1992

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

Data on lgbt employment discrimination is unclear, not applicable, or missing in 13 regions.

  1. Asia (2)
  2. Oman
  3. Pakistan
  4. North America (4)
  5. Dominican Republic
  6. Haiti
  7. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  8. United States
  9. Africa (5)
  10. Burundi
  11. Ghana
  12. Malawi
  13. Sierra Leone
  14. Zimbabwe
  15. South America (1)
  16. Argentina
  17. Antarctica (1)
  18. Antarctica

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