LGBT housing discrimination

LGBTQ+ people are protected from housing discrimination in 45 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

45
Protected
45 regions (23%)
Protected
15
Some protections
15 regions (8%)
Some protections
101
No protections
101 regions (51%)
No protections
37
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
37 regions (19%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
Europe
56%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
28 regions (56%)
Some protections
4 regions (8%)
No protections
11 regions (22%)
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 45 regions.

  1. Asia (2)
  2. Japan 2003
  3. Mongolia 2017
  4. Europe (28)
  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. 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 (3)
  34. Canada 2015
  35. Cuba 2019
  36. Honduras 2020
  37. Africa (1)
  38. South Africa 1996
  39. Oceania (3)
  40. Australia 1997
  41. Fiji 2013
  42. Marshall Islands 2019
  43. South America (8)
  44. Bolivia 2010
  45. Brazil 2019
  46. Chile 2012
  47. Colombia 2021
  48. Ecuador 2008
  49. Peru 2017
  50. Uruguay 2004
  51. Venezuela 2011

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

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

No protections

LGBT housing discrimination is no protections in 101 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 (11)
  37. Armenia
  38. Azerbaijan
  39. Belarus
  40. Latvia
  41. Liechtenstein
  42. Monaco
  43. Poland
  44. Russia
  45. Switzerland
  46. Turkey
  47. Ukraine
  48. North America (17)
  49. Antigua and Barbuda
  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 (36)
  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. Malawi
  88. Mali
  89. Mauritania
  90. Morocco
  91. Mozambique
  92. Namibia
  93. Nigeria
  94. Republic of the Congo
  95. Rwanda
  96. Sierra Leone
  97. Somalia
  98. South Sudan
  99. Sudan
  100. Tunisia
  101. Uganda
  102. Zambia
  103. Oceania (1)
  104. Vanuatu
  105. South America (2)
  106. Guyana
  107. 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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