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
15
Some protections
15 regions (8%)
Some protections
102
No protections
102 regions (52%)
No protections
37
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
37 regions (19%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
Europe
54%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
27 regions (54%)
Some protections
4 regions (8%)
No protections
12 regions (24%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
7 regions (14%)
Oceania
21%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
3 regions (21%)
Some protections
2 regions (14%)
No protections
1 regions (7%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
8 regions (57%)
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
13%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
3 regions (13%)
Some protections
2 regions (9%)
No protections
17 regions (74%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
1 regions (4%)
Africa
2%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
1 regions (2%)
Some protections
3 regions (6%)
No protections
36 regions (67%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
14 regions (26%)
Asia
5%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
2 regions (5%)
Some protections
3 regions (7%)
No protections
34 regions (77%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
5 regions (11%)

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

2022

2021

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 (27)
  5. Albania 2010
  6. Andorra 2019
  7. Austria
  8. Bosnia and Herzegovina 2016
  9. Bulgaria 2023
  10. Croatia 2009
  11. Czechia 2009
  12. Finland 2004
  13. France 2014
  14. Georgia 2014
  15. Germany 2006
  16. Greece 2016
  17. Hungary 1998
  18. Iceland 2010
  19. Ireland 2018
  20. Kosovo 2015
  21. Malta 2014
  22. Moldova 2023
  23. Netherlands 2019
  24. North Macedonia 2020
  25. Norway 1981
  26. Portugal 2019
  27. Serbia 2021
  28. Slovakia 2008
  29. Slovenia 2016
  30. Spain 2022
  31. Sweden 2009
  32. North America (3)
  33. Canada 2015
  34. Cuba 2019
  35. Honduras 2020
  36. Africa (1)
  37. South Africa 1996
  38. Oceania (3)
  39. Australia 1997
  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 12 regions.

  1. Europe (4)
  2. Lithuania
  3. Luxembourg 2006
  4. Romania 2000
  5. San Marino 2019
  6. North America (2)
  7. Belize 2019
  8. Mexico 2003
  9. Africa (3)
  10. Angola 2021
  11. Cape Verde 2019
  12. Mauritius 2008
  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 102 regions.

  1. Asia (34)
  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. Maldives
  19. Myanmar
  20. North Korea
  21. Oman
  22. Palestine
  23. Qatar
  24. Saudi Arabia
  25. Singapore
  26. Sri Lanka
  27. Syria
  28. Taiwan
  29. Tajikistan
  30. Timor-Leste
  31. Turkmenistan
  32. United Arab Emirates
  33. Uzbekistan
  34. Vietnam
  35. Yemen
  36. Europe (12)
  37. Armenia
  38. Azerbaijan
  39. Belarus
  40. Latvia
  41. Liechtenstein
  42. Monaco
  43. Montenegro 2010
  44. Poland
  45. Russia
  46. Switzerland
  47. Turkey
  48. Ukraine
  49. North America (17)
  50. Antigua and Barbuda
  51. Bahamas
  52. Barbados
  53. Costa Rica
  54. Dominica
  55. Dominican Republic
  56. El Salvador
  57. Grenada
  58. Guatemala
  59. Haiti
  60. Jamaica
  61. Nicaragua
  62. Panama
  63. Saint Kitts and Nevis
  64. Saint Lucia 2006
  65. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  66. Trinidad and Tobago
  67. Africa (36)
  68. Algeria
  69. Benin
  70. Botswana
  71. Burkina Faso
  72. Burundi
  73. Central African Republic
  74. Chad
  75. Comoros
  76. Côte d’Ivoire
  77. Democratic Republic of the Congo
  78. Egypt
  79. Equatorial Guinea
  80. Eritrea
  81. Eswatini
  82. Ethiopia
  83. Gabon
  84. Gambia
  85. Kenya
  86. Lesotho
  87. Libya
  88. Malawi
  89. Mali
  90. Mauritania
  91. Morocco
  92. Mozambique
  93. Namibia
  94. Nigeria
  95. Republic of the Congo
  96. Rwanda
  97. Sierra Leone
  98. Somalia
  99. South Sudan
  100. Sudan
  101. Tunisia
  102. Uganda
  103. Zambia
  104. Oceania (1)
  105. Vanuatu
  106. South America (2)
  107. Guyana
  108. Paraguay

Varied, unclear, or unknown laws

Data on lgbt housing discrimination is unclear, not applicable, or missing in 37 regions.

  1. Asia (5)
  2. Laos
  3. Malaysia
  4. Nepal
  5. Philippines Varies by Region
  6. South Korea Varies by Region
  7. Europe (7)
  8. Belgium
  9. Cyprus
  10. Denmark Ambiguous
  11. Estonia
  12. Italy Varies by Region
  13. United Kingdom Varies by Region
  14. Vatican City N/A
  15. North America (1)
  16. United States Varies by Region
  17. Africa (14)
  18. Cameroon
  19. Djibouti
  20. Ghana
  21. Guinea
  22. Guinea-Bissau
  23. Liberia
  24. Madagascar
  25. Niger
  26. Sao Tome and Principe
  27. Senegal
  28. Seychelles
  29. Tanzania
  30. Togo
  31. Zimbabwe
  32. Oceania (8)
  33. Kiribati
  34. Nauru
  35. Palau
  36. Papua New Guinea
  37. Samoa
  38. Solomon Islands
  39. Tonga
  40. Tuvalu
  41. South America (1)
  42. Argentina Varies by Region
  43. Antarctica (1)
  44. Antarctica N/A

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