LGBT housing discrimination

LGBTQ+ people are protected from housing discrimination in 46 countries.

DATE

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

46
Protected
46 regions (23%)
Protected
15
Some protections
15 regions (8%)
Some protections
119
No protections
119 regions (60%)
No protections
18
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
18 regions (9%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
Europe
56%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
28 regions (56%)
Some protections
5 regions (10%)
No protections
11 regions (22%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
6 regions (12%)
Oceania
21%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
3 regions (21%)
Some protections
2 regions (14%)
No protections
3 regions (21%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
6 regions (43%)
South America
67%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
8 regions (67%)
Some protections
1 regions (8%)
No protections
2 regions (17%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
1 regions (8%)
North America
17%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
4 regions (17%)
Some protections
1 regions (4%)
No protections
16 regions (70%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
2 regions (9%)
Africa
2%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
1 regions (2%)
Some protections
3 regions (6%)
No protections
50 regions (93%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
regions (0%)
Asia
5%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
2 regions (5%)
Some protections
3 regions (7%)
No protections
37 regions (84%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
2 regions (5%)

Timeline of lgbt housing discrimination

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

Recent Changes

2025

2024

2023

LGBT housing discrimination by Country

Sexual orientation and gender identity

LGBT housing discrimination is sexual orientation and gender identity in 46 regions.

  1. Asia (2)
  2. Japan 2003
  3. Mongolia 2017
  4. Europe (28)
  5. Albania 2010
  6. Andorra 2019
  7. Austria
  8. Belgium 2003
  9. Bosnia and Herzegovina 2016
  10. Bulgaria 2023
  11. Croatia 2009
  12. Czechia 2009
  13. Finland 2004
  14. France 2014
  15. Georgia 2014
  16. Germany 2006
  17. Greece 2016
  18. Iceland 2010
  19. Ireland 2018
  20. Kosovo 2015
  21. Malta 2014
  22. Moldova 2023
  23. Montenegro 2010
  24. Netherlands 2019
  25. North Macedonia 2020
  26. Norway 1981
  27. Portugal 2019
  28. Serbia 2021
  29. Slovakia 2008
  30. Slovenia 2016
  31. Spain 2022
  32. Sweden 2009
  33. North America (4)
  34. Antigua and Barbuda 2022
  35. Canada 2015
  36. Cuba 2019
  37. Honduras 2020
  38. Africa (1)
  39. South Africa 1996
  40. Oceania (3)
  41. Australia 2013
  42. Fiji 2013
  43. Marshall Islands 2019
  44. South America (8)
  45. Bolivia 2010
  46. Brazil 2019
  47. Chile 2012
  48. Colombia 2021
  49. Ecuador 2008
  50. Peru 2017
  51. Uruguay 2004
  52. Venezuela 2011

Gender identity only

LGBT housing discrimination is gender identity only in 3 regions.

  1. Asia (3)
  2. India 2020
  3. Pakistan 2018
  4. Thailand 2015

Sexual orientation only

LGBT housing discrimination is sexual orientation only in 12 regions.

  1. Europe (5)
  2. Hungary 2025
  3. Lithuania
  4. Luxembourg 2006
  5. Romania 2000
  6. San Marino 2019
  7. North America (1)
  8. Belize 2019
  9. Africa (3)
  10. Angola 2021
  11. Cape Verde 2019
  12. Mauritius 2012
  13. Oceania (2)
  14. Federated States of Micronesia 2018
  15. New Zealand 1994
  16. South America (1)
  17. Suriname 2015

No protections

LGBT housing discrimination is no protections in 119 regions.

  1. Asia (37)
  2. Afghanistan
  3. Bahrain
  4. Bangladesh
  5. Bhutan
  6. Brunei
  7. Cambodia
  8. China
  9. Indonesia
  10. Iran
  11. Iraq
  12. Israel
  13. Jordan
  14. Kazakhstan
  15. Kuwait
  16. Kyrgyzstan
  17. Laos
  18. Lebanon
  19. Malaysia
  20. Maldives
  21. Myanmar
  22. Nepal
  23. North Korea
  24. Oman
  25. Palestine
  26. Qatar
  27. Saudi Arabia
  28. Singapore
  29. Sri Lanka
  30. Syria
  31. Taiwan
  32. Tajikistan
  33. Timor-Leste
  34. Turkmenistan
  35. United Arab Emirates
  36. Uzbekistan
  37. Vietnam
  38. Yemen
  39. Europe (11)
  40. Armenia
  41. Azerbaijan
  42. Belarus
  43. Latvia
  44. Liechtenstein
  45. Monaco
  46. Poland
  47. Russia
  48. Switzerland
  49. Turkey
  50. Ukraine
  51. North America (16)
  52. Bahamas
  53. Barbados
  54. Costa Rica
  55. Dominica
  56. Dominican Republic
  57. El Salvador
  58. Grenada
  59. Guatemala
  60. Haiti
  61. Jamaica
  62. Nicaragua
  63. Panama
  64. Saint Kitts and Nevis
  65. Saint Lucia
  66. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  67. Trinidad and Tobago
  68. Africa (50)
  69. Algeria
  70. Benin
  71. Botswana
  72. Burkina Faso
  73. Burundi
  74. Cameroon
  75. Central African Republic
  76. Chad
  77. Comoros
  78. Côte d’Ivoire
  79. Democratic Republic of the Congo
  80. Djibouti
  81. Egypt
  82. Equatorial Guinea
  83. Eritrea
  84. Eswatini
  85. Ethiopia
  86. Gabon
  87. Gambia
  88. Ghana
  89. Guinea
  90. Guinea-Bissau
  91. Kenya
  92. Lesotho
  93. Liberia
  94. Libya
  95. Madagascar
  96. Malawi
  97. Mali
  98. Mauritania
  99. Morocco
  100. Mozambique
  101. Namibia
  102. Niger
  103. Nigeria
  104. Republic of the Congo
  105. Rwanda
  106. Sao Tome and Principe
  107. Senegal
  108. Seychelles
  109. Sierra Leone
  110. Somalia
  111. South Sudan
  112. Sudan
  113. Tanzania
  114. Togo
  115. Tunisia
  116. Uganda
  117. Zambia
  118. Zimbabwe
  119. Oceania (3)
  120. Papua New Guinea
  121. Solomon Islands
  122. Vanuatu
  123. South America (2)
  124. Guyana
  125. Paraguay

Varied, unclear, or unknown laws

Data on lgbt housing discrimination is unclear, not applicable, or missing in 18 regions.

  1. Asia (2)
  2. Philippines Varies by Region
  3. South Korea Varies by Region
  4. Europe (6)
  5. Cyprus
  6. Denmark Ambiguous
  7. Estonia
  8. Italy Varies by Region
  9. United Kingdom Varies by Region
  10. Vatican City N/A
  11. North America (2)
  12. Mexico Varies by Region
  13. United States Varies by Region
  14. Oceania (6)
  15. Kiribati
  16. Nauru
  17. Palau
  18. Samoa
  19. Tonga
  20. Tuvalu
  21. South America (1)
  22. Argentina Varies by Region
  23. Antarctica (1)
  24. Antarctica N/A

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