LGBT housing discrimination

LGBTQ+ people are protected from housing discrimination in 47 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

47
Protected
47 regions (24%)
Protected
14
Some protections
14 regions (7%)
Some protections
108
No protections
108 regions (55%)
No protections
29
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
29 regions (15%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
Europe
58%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
29 regions (58%)
Some protections
4 regions (8%)
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
41 regions (76%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
9 regions (17%)
Asia
5%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
2 regions (5%)
Some protections
3 regions (7%)
No protections
35 regions (80%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
4 regions (9%)

Timeline of lgbt housing discrimination

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

Recent & Upcoming Changes

Upcoming Changes

2025

2024

2023

LGBT housing discrimination by Country

Sexual orientation and gender identity

LGBT housing discrimination is sexual orientation and gender identity in 47 regions.

  1. Asia (2)
  2. Japan 2003
  3. Mongolia 2017
  4. Europe (29)
  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. Hungary 1998
  19. Iceland 2010
  20. Ireland 2018
  21. Kosovo 2015
  22. Malta 2014
  23. Moldova 2023
  24. Montenegro 2010
  25. Netherlands 2019
  26. North Macedonia 2020
  27. Norway 1981
  28. Portugal 2019
  29. Serbia 2021
  30. Slovakia 2008
  31. Slovenia 2016
  32. Spain 2022
  33. Sweden 2009
  34. North America (4)
  35. Antigua and Barbuda 2022
  36. Canada 2015
  37. Cuba 2019
  38. Honduras 2020
  39. Africa (1)
  40. South Africa 1996
  41. Oceania (3)
  42. Australia 2013
  43. Fiji 2013
  44. Marshall Islands 2019
  45. South America (8)
  46. Bolivia 2010
  47. Brazil 2019
  48. Chile 2012
  49. Colombia 2021
  50. Ecuador 2008
  51. Peru 2017
  52. Uruguay 2004
  53. 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 11 regions.

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

No protections

LGBT housing discrimination is no protections in 108 regions.

  1. Asia (35)
  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. Lebanon
  18. Malaysia
  19. Maldives
  20. Myanmar
  21. North Korea
  22. Oman
  23. Palestine
  24. Qatar
  25. Saudi Arabia
  26. Singapore
  27. Sri Lanka
  28. Syria
  29. Taiwan
  30. Tajikistan
  31. Timor-Leste
  32. Turkmenistan
  33. United Arab Emirates
  34. Uzbekistan
  35. Vietnam
  36. Yemen
  37. Europe (11)
  38. Armenia
  39. Azerbaijan
  40. Belarus
  41. Latvia
  42. Liechtenstein
  43. Monaco
  44. Poland
  45. Russia
  46. Switzerland
  47. Turkey
  48. Ukraine
  49. North America (16)
  50. Bahamas
  51. Barbados
  52. Costa Rica
  53. Dominica
  54. Dominican Republic
  55. El Salvador
  56. Grenada
  57. Guatemala
  58. Haiti
  59. Jamaica
  60. Nicaragua
  61. Panama
  62. Saint Kitts and Nevis
  63. Saint Lucia 2006
  64. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  65. Trinidad and Tobago
  66. Africa (41)
  67. Algeria
  68. Benin
  69. Botswana
  70. Burkina Faso
  71. Burundi
  72. Central African Republic
  73. Chad
  74. Comoros
  75. Côte d’Ivoire
  76. Democratic Republic of the Congo
  77. Egypt
  78. Equatorial Guinea
  79. Eritrea
  80. Eswatini
  81. Ethiopia
  82. Gabon
  83. Gambia
  84. Kenya
  85. Lesotho
  86. Libya
  87. Madagascar
  88. Malawi
  89. Mali
  90. Mauritania
  91. Morocco
  92. Mozambique
  93. Namibia
  94. Nigeria
  95. Republic of the Congo
  96. Rwanda
  97. Sao Tome and Principe
  98. Seychelles
  99. Sierra Leone
  100. Somalia
  101. South Sudan
  102. Sudan
  103. Tanzania
  104. Tunisia
  105. Uganda
  106. Zambia
  107. Zimbabwe
  108. Oceania (3)
  109. Papua New Guinea
  110. Solomon Islands
  111. Vanuatu
  112. South America (2)
  113. Guyana
  114. Paraguay

Varied, unclear, or unknown laws

Data on lgbt housing discrimination is unclear, not applicable, or missing in 29 regions.

  1. Asia (4)
  2. Laos
  3. Nepal
  4. Philippines Varies by Region
  5. South Korea Varies by Region
  6. Europe (6)
  7. Cyprus
  8. Denmark Ambiguous
  9. Estonia
  10. Italy Varies by Region
  11. United Kingdom Varies by Region
  12. Vatican City N/A
  13. North America (2)
  14. Mexico Varies by Region
  15. United States Varies by Region
  16. Africa (9)
  17. Cameroon
  18. Djibouti
  19. Ghana
  20. Guinea
  21. Guinea-Bissau
  22. Liberia
  23. Niger
  24. Senegal
  25. Togo
  26. Oceania (6)
  27. Kiribati
  28. Nauru
  29. Palau
  30. Samoa
  31. Tonga
  32. Tuvalu
  33. South America (1)
  34. Argentina Varies by Region
  35. Antarctica (1)
  36. Antarctica N/A

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