LGBT housing discrimination

LGBTQ+ people are protected from housing discrimination in 57 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

  • Jan 1 2023Became Sexual orientation and gender identity in Bulgaria
  • Dec 8 2022Became Sexual orientation and gender identity in Pennsylvania
  • Jul 28 2022Became Sexual orientation and gender identity in Michigan
  • Dec 9 2021Became Sexual orientation and gender identity in Colombia
  • Oct 28 2021Became No protections in Italy
  • Oct 21 2021Became Sexual orientation only in Namibia
  • Aug 21 2020Became Sexual orientation and gender identity in Kansas
  • Jan 1 2020Became Sexual orientation and gender identity in Campania

LGBT housing discrimination

Prohibition of discrimination based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity when applying for housing or discrimination by landlords / property owners.

Summary

57
Protected
57 regions (29%)
Protected
11
Some protections
11 regions (6%)
Some protections
113
No protections
113 regions (57%)
No protections
17
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
17 regions (9%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
Europe
62%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
31 regions (62%)
Some protections
4 regions (8%)
No protections
13 regions (26%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
2 regions (4%)
Oceania
29%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
4 regions (29%)
Some protections
1 regions (7%)
No protections
7 regions (50%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
2 regions (14%)
South America
75%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
9 regions (75%)
Some protections
regions (0%)
No protections
2 regions (17%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (8%)
North America
17%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
4 regions (17%)
Some protections
2 regions (9%)
No protections
16 regions (70%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (4%)
Africa
4%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
2 regions (4%)
Some protections
3 regions (6%)
No protections
42 regions (78%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
7 regions (13%)
Asia
16%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
7 regions (16%)
Some protections
1 regions (2%)
No protections
33 regions (75%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
3 regions (7%)

Progress Over Time

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

LGBT housing discrimination by Country

Sexual orientation and gender identity

LGBT housing discrimination is sexual orientation and gender identity in 57 regions.

  1. Asia (7)
  2. India 1949
  3. Israel 1992
  4. Kazakhstan
  5. Mongolia 1992
  6. Philippines 2003
  7. Sri Lanka 2017
  8. Thailand 2015
  9. North America (4)
  10. Antigua and Barbuda
  11. Canada 2015
  12. Cuba 2013
  13. Honduras 2017
  14. Africa (2)
  15. Botswana 2010
  16. Mauritius
  17. Oceania (4)
  18. Australia 1997
  19. Fiji 2013
  20. Marshall Islands 2019
  21. Vanuatu
  22. South America (9)
  23. Bolivia 2010
  24. Brazil 2019
  25. Chile 2012
  26. Colombia 2021
  27. Ecuador 1998
  28. Peru 2016
  29. Suriname 1975
  30. Uruguay 2004
  31. Venezuela 2011

Sexual orientation only

LGBT housing discrimination is sexual orientation only in 11 regions.

  1. Asia (1)
  2. Nepal 2015
  3. Europe (4)
  4. Ireland 2000
  5. Luxembourg 2006
  6. San Marino 2019
  7. Slovakia 2008
  8. North America (2)
  9. Bahamas
  10. Mexico
  11. Africa (3)
  12. Cape Verde 2019
  13. Namibia 2021
  14. South Africa 1999
  15. Oceania (1)
  16. New Zealand 1994

No protections

LGBT housing discrimination is no protections in 113 regions.

  1. South America (2)
  2. Guyana 1980
  3. Paraguay 1992

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

Data on lgbt housing discrimination is unclear, not applicable, or missing in 17 regions.

  1. Europe (2)
  2. Iceland
  3. Russia
  4. North America (1)
  5. United States
  6. Oceania (2)
  7. Samoa
  8. Tonga
  9. South America (1)
  10. Argentina
  11. Antarctica (1)
  12. Antarctica

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