LGBT housing discrimination

LGBTQ+ people are protected from housing discrimination in 44 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

44
Protected
44 regions (22%)
Protected
17
Some protections
17 regions (9%)
Some protections
120
No protections
120 regions (61%)
No protections
17
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
17 regions (9%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
Europe
52%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
26 regions (52%)
Some protections
7 regions (14%)
No protections
12 regions (24%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
5 regions (10%)
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 45 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 44 regions.

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

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

No protections

LGBT housing discrimination is no protections in 120 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 (12)
  40. Armenia
  41. Azerbaijan
  42. Belarus
  43. Iceland
  44. Latvia
  45. Liechtenstein
  46. Monaco
  47. Poland
  48. Russia
  49. Switzerland
  50. Turkey
  51. Ukraine
  52. North America (16)
  53. Bahamas
  54. Barbados
  55. Costa Rica
  56. Dominica
  57. Dominican Republic
  58. El Salvador
  59. Grenada
  60. Guatemala
  61. Haiti
  62. Jamaica
  63. Nicaragua
  64. Panama
  65. Saint Kitts and Nevis
  66. Saint Lucia
  67. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  68. Trinidad and Tobago
  69. Africa (50)
  70. Algeria
  71. Benin
  72. Botswana
  73. Burkina Faso
  74. Burundi
  75. Cameroon
  76. Central African Republic
  77. Chad
  78. Comoros
  79. Côte d’Ivoire
  80. Democratic Republic of the Congo
  81. Djibouti
  82. Egypt
  83. Equatorial Guinea
  84. Eritrea
  85. Eswatini
  86. Ethiopia
  87. Gabon
  88. Gambia
  89. Ghana
  90. Guinea
  91. Guinea-Bissau
  92. Kenya
  93. Lesotho
  94. Liberia
  95. Libya
  96. Madagascar
  97. Malawi
  98. Mali
  99. Mauritania
  100. Morocco
  101. Mozambique
  102. Namibia
  103. Niger
  104. Nigeria
  105. Republic of the Congo
  106. Rwanda
  107. Sao Tome and Principe
  108. Senegal
  109. Seychelles
  110. Sierra Leone
  111. Somalia
  112. South Sudan
  113. Sudan
  114. Tanzania
  115. Togo
  116. Tunisia
  117. Uganda
  118. Zambia
  119. Zimbabwe
  120. Oceania (3)
  121. Papua New Guinea
  122. Solomon Islands
  123. Vanuatu
  124. South America (2)
  125. Guyana
  126. Paraguay

Varied, unclear, or unknown laws

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

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

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