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
Progress over time
Number of countries with equality for lgbt housing discrimination over the past 60 years.
Recent changes
- Michigan, United StatesSexual orientation and gender identityJul 28, 2022
- NamibiaSexual orientation onlyOct 21, 2021
- Kansas, United StatesSexual orientation and gender identityAug 21, 2020
- Tocantins, BrazilSexual orientation and gender identityJun 13, 2019
- BrazilSexual orientation and gender identityJun 13, 2019
- Minas Gerais, BrazilSexual orientation and gender identityJun 13, 2019
- Isle of ManSexual orientation and gender identityJan 1, 2019
- New Hampshire, United StatesSexual orientation and gender identityJul 8, 2018
- ColombiaSexual orientation and gender identityMay 7, 2018
- GhanaNo protectionsApr 1, 2018
LGBT housing discrimination by country
(and dependent territories)Sexual orientation and gender identity
LGBT housing discrimination is sexual orientation and gender identity in 98 regions.
- Asia (9)
- India 1949
- Israel 1992
- Mongolia 1992
- Nepal 2016
- Philippines 2003
- South Korea
- Sri Lanka 2017
- Taiwan
- Thailand 2015
- Europe (41)
- Albania
- Andorra 2005
- Austria 2004
- Belgium 2003
- Bosnia and Herzegovina 2009
- Bulgaria 2003
- Croatia 2008
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic 2009
- Denmark 2017
- Estonia 2009
- Faroe Islands 2006
- Finland 2004
- France 1989
- Georgia 2014
- Germany 2006
- Greece 2014
- Hungary 1998
- Iceland 1996
- Isle of Man 2019
- Kosovo 2013
- Latvia 2006
- Liechtenstein 2016
- Lithuania 2005
- Luxembourg 2006
- Malta 2014
- Moldova 2013
- Montenegro 2010
- Netherlands 1993
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Portugal
- Romania 2002
- San Marino 2008
- Serbia 2009
- Slovenia 2016
- Spain 1995
- Sweden 2009
- Switzerland 1999
- Ukraine 2015
- United Kingdom 2010
- North America (18)
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Belize 2016
- Bermuda 2013
- British Virgin Islands 2007
- Canada
- Costa Rica 1998
- Cuba 2013
- El Salvador
- Greenland 1979
- Guadeloupe
- Guatemala 1997
- Honduras 2017
- Martinique
- Mexico
- Montserrat 2010
- Nicaragua 2007
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Turks and Caicos Islands 2011
- Africa (8)
- Angola 2015
- Botswana 2010
- British Indian Ocean Territory 2003
- Mauritius
- Mayotte
- Réunion
- Saint Helena 2009
- South Africa 1997
- Oceania (11)
- Australia 2013
- Christmas Island 2013
- Cocos
- Fiji 2013
- French Polynesia
- New Caledonia 2005
- Niue
- Norfolk Island
- Pitcairn Islands 2010
- Vanuatu
- Wallis and Futuna
Sexual orientation only
LGBT housing discrimination is sexual orientation only in 5 regions.
- North America (1)
- Bahamas
- Africa (1)
- Namibia 2021
- Oceania (1)
- New Zealand 1994
No protections
LGBT housing discrimination is no protections in 108 regions.
- Asia (31)
- Afghanistan 1919
- Bahrain 1976
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan 2018
- Brunei 1951
- Cambodia
- Hong Kong
- Indonesia 1945
- Iran 1979
- Iraq
- Japan
- Jordan 1952
- Kuwait 1960
- Laos 1953
- Lebanon
- Macau 2008
- Malaysia 1826
- Maldives 2017
- Myanmar 1886
- North Korea 1948
- Oman 1996
- Palestine
- Qatar 1915
- Saudi Arabia 1932
- Singapore
- Syria 1964
- Tajikistan 1994
- Turkmenistan 1992
- United Arab Emirates 1971
- Vietnam 1992
- Yemen 1994
- North America (16)
- Anguilla 2001
- Aruba
- Barbados
- Cayman Islands
- Curaçao
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Grenada
- Haiti 1987
- Jamaica 1962
- Panama 1972
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia 2006
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Sint Maarten
- Trinidad and Tobago 2001
- Africa (42)
- Algeria 1966
- Benin 1900
- Burundi 2001
- Cameroon 1972
- Central African Republic 2003
- Chad 1958
- Comoros
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Democratic Republic of the Congo 1960
- Djibouti
- Egypt 1971
- Equatorial Guinea 1968
- Eritrea 1957
- Eswatini 1907
- Ethiopia
- Gambia
- Ghana 2018
- Guinea 1988
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya 1930
- Liberia
- Libya 1951
- Madagascar
- Mali 1960
- Mauritania 1991
- Morocco
- Mozambique 2007
- Niger
- Nigeria 1999
- Republic of the Congo
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal 1966
- Seychelles 2006
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia 1962
- South Sudan 2011
- Sudan 1956
- Tanzania 1977
- Togo 1980
- Tunisia 1957
- Uganda 1904
- Western Sahara
- Oceania (10)
- Cook Islands
- Federated States of Micronesia
- Kiribati 2015
- Marshall Islands
- Nauru 2016
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea 2002
- Solomon Islands 1978
- Tokelau
- Tuvalu
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
Data on lgbt housing discrimination is unclear, not applicable, or missing in 21 regions.
- North America (1)
- United States
- South America (1)
- Argentina
- Antarctica (1)
- Antarctica
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