LGBT housing discrimination

LGBTQ+ people are protected from housing discrimination in 98 countries and territories.

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  • Sexual orientation and gender identity
  • Sexual orientation only
  • No protections
  • Unknown, N/A, or ambiguous

Recent Changes

  • Jul 28 2022Became Sexual orientation and gender identity in Michigan
  • Oct 21 2021Became Sexual orientation only in Namibia
  • Aug 21 2020Became Sexual orientation and gender identity in Kansas
  • Jun 13 2019Became Sexual orientation and gender identity in Tocantins
  • Jun 13 2019Became Sexual orientation and gender identity in Brazil
  • Jun 13 2019Became Sexual orientation and gender identity in Minas Gerais
  • Jan 1 2019Became Sexual orientation and gender identity in Isle of Man
  • Jul 8 2018Became Sexual orientation and gender identity in New Hampshire

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

98
Protected
98 regions (42%)
Protected
5
Some protections
5 regions (2%)
Some protections
108
No protections
108 regions (47%)
No protections
21
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
21 regions (9%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
Europe
79%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
41 regions (79%)
Some protections
2 regions (4%)
No protections
7 regions (14%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
2 regions (4%)
Oceania
46%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
11 regions (46%)
Some protections
1 regions (4%)
No protections
10 regions (42%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
2 regions (8%)
South America
79%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
11 regions (79%)
Some protections
regions (0%)
No protections
2 regions (14%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (7%)
North America
50%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
18 regions (50%)
Some protections
1 regions (3%)
No protections
16 regions (44%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (3%)
Africa
14%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
8 regions (14%)
Some protections
1 regions (2%)
No protections
42 regions (71%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
8 regions (14%)
Asia
20%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
9 regions (20%)
Some protections
regions (0%)
No protections
31 regions (67%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
6 regions (13%)

Progress over time

Number of countries with equality for lgbt housing discrimination over the past 60 years.

Recent changes

LGBT housing discrimination by country

(and dependent territories)

Sexual orientation only

LGBT housing discrimination is sexual orientation only in 5 regions.

  1. Europe (2)
  2. Ireland 2000
  3. Slovakia 2008
  4. North America (1)
  5. Bahamas
  6. Africa (1)
  7. Namibia 2021
  8. Oceania (1)
  9. New Zealand 1994

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

Data on lgbt housing discrimination is unclear, not applicable, or missing in 21 regions.

  1. Europe (2)
  2. Belarus
  3. Monaco
  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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