LGBT housing discrimination

LGBTQ+ people are protected from housing discrimination in 52 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

52
Protected
52 regions (26%)
Protected
14
Some protections
14 regions (7%)
Some protections
110
No protections
110 regions (56%)
No protections
21
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
21 regions (11%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
Europe
64%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
32 regions (64%)
Some protections
3 regions (6%)
No protections
12 regions (24%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
3 regions (6%)
Oceania
21%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
3 regions (21%)
Some protections
2 regions (14%)
No protections
7 regions (50%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
2 regions (14%)
South America
58%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
7 regions (58%)
Some protections
1 regions (8%)
No protections
3 regions (25%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
1 regions (8%)
North America
13%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
3 regions (13%)
Some protections
2 regions (9%)
No protections
16 regions (70%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
2 regions (9%)
Africa
6%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
3 regions (6%)
Some protections
3 regions (6%)
No protections
43 regions (81%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
4 regions (8%)
Asia
9%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
4 regions (9%)
Some protections
3 regions (7%)
No protections
29 regions (66%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
8 regions (18%)

Timeline of lgbt housing discrimination

Number of countries to ban lgbtq+ housing discrimination over the past 61 years.

Recent Changes

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

LGBT housing discrimination by Country

Sexual orientation and gender identity

LGBT housing discrimination is sexual orientation and gender identity in 52 regions.

  1. Asia (4)
  2. Japan 2003
  3. Kazakhstan
  4. Mongolia 1992
  5. Thailand 2015
  6. Europe (32)
  7. Albania 2010
  8. Andorra 2005
  9. Austria
  10. Belgium 2003
  11. Bosnia and Herzegovina 2016
  12. Bulgaria 2023
  13. Croatia 2009
  14. Cyprus
  15. Czech Republic 2009
  16. Denmark 2017
  17. Estonia 2009
  18. Finland 2004
  19. France 1989
  20. Georgia 2014
  21. Germany 2006
  22. Greece 2016
  23. Hungary 1998
  24. Iceland 2010
  25. Ireland 2018
  26. Kosovo 2015
  27. Moldova 2013
  28. Netherlands 1993
  29. North Macedonia 2020
  30. Norway
  31. Portugal
  32. Romania 2000
  33. Serbia 2021
  34. Slovakia 2018
  35. Slovenia 2016
  36. Spain 2022
  37. Sweden 2009
  38. United Kingdom 2010
  39. North America (3)
  40. Canada 2015
  41. Cuba 2013
  42. Honduras 2017
  43. Africa (3)
  44. Angola
  45. Rwanda 1980
  46. South Africa 1996
  47. Oceania (3)
  48. Australia 1997
  49. Marshall Islands 2019
  50. Vanuatu
  51. South America (7)
  52. Bolivia 2010
  53. Brazil 2019
  54. Chile 2012
  55. Colombia 2021
  56. Peru 2016
  57. Uruguay 2004
  58. Venezuela 2011

Gender identity only

LGBT housing discrimination is gender identity only in 3 regions.

  1. Asia (3)
  2. India 2020
  3. Pakistan 1973
  4. Vietnam 1992

Sexual orientation only

LGBT housing discrimination is sexual orientation only in 11 regions.

  1. Europe (3)
  2. Lithuania
  3. Luxembourg 2006
  4. San Marino 2019
  5. North America (2)
  6. Belize
  7. Mexico
  8. Africa (3)
  9. Cape Verde 2019
  10. Mauritius 2008
  11. Namibia 2021
  12. Oceania (2)
  13. Federated States of Micronesia 2018
  14. New Zealand 1994
  15. South America (1)
  16. Suriname 2015

No protections

LGBT housing discrimination is no protections in 110 regions.

  1. Asia (29)
  2. Bahrain 1976
  3. Bangladesh
  4. Bhutan
  5. Brunei 1951
  6. Cambodia
  7. China
  8. Iran 1979
  9. Iraq
  10. Israel
  11. Jordan 1952
  12. Kuwait
  13. Kyrgyzstan
  14. Laos 1953
  15. Lebanon
  16. Malaysia 1826
  17. Maldives 2017
  18. Myanmar 1886
  19. Oman
  20. Palestine
  21. Qatar 1915
  22. Saudi Arabia 1932
  23. Sri Lanka
  24. Syria 1964
  25. Taiwan
  26. Tajikistan 1994
  27. Turkmenistan 1992
  28. United Arab Emirates 1971
  29. Uzbekistan 1992
  30. Yemen 1994
  31. Europe (12)
  32. Armenia
  33. Azerbaijan 1999
  34. Belarus 1991
  35. Latvia 2006
  36. Liechtenstein
  37. Monaco
  38. Poland
  39. Russia 2016
  40. Switzerland
  41. Turkey 1858
  42. Ukraine 2015
  43. Vatican City
  44. North America (16)
  45. Bahamas
  46. Barbados
  47. Costa Rica
  48. Dominica
  49. Dominican Republic
  50. El Salvador
  51. Grenada
  52. Guatemala
  53. Haiti
  54. Jamaica 1962
  55. Nicaragua
  56. Panama 2018
  57. Saint Kitts and Nevis
  58. Saint Lucia 2006
  59. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  60. Trinidad and Tobago 2001
  61. Africa (43)
  62. Algeria
  63. Benin 1900
  64. Botswana
  65. Burundi
  66. Cameroon 1972
  67. Central African Republic 2003
  68. Chad 1958
  69. Comoros
  70. Côte d’Ivoire
  71. Democratic Republic of the Congo 1960
  72. Djibouti
  73. Egypt 1971
  74. Equatorial Guinea 1968
  75. Eritrea 1957
  76. Eswatini 1907
  77. Ethiopia
  78. Gambia
  79. Ghana 2018
  80. Guinea 1988
  81. Guinea-Bissau
  82. Kenya 1930
  83. Lesotho
  84. Liberia
  85. Libya 1951
  86. Madagascar
  87. Malawi
  88. Mauritania
  89. Morocco
  90. Mozambique
  91. Niger
  92. Nigeria
  93. Republic of the Congo
  94. Sao Tome and Principe
  95. Senegal 1966
  96. Seychelles 2006
  97. Sierra Leone
  98. Somalia 1962
  99. South Sudan 2011
  100. Sudan 1956
  101. Tanzania 1977
  102. Togo 1980
  103. Tunisia 1957
  104. Uganda 1904
  105. Oceania (7)
  106. Fiji
  107. Kiribati 2015
  108. Nauru 2016
  109. Palau
  110. Papua New Guinea 2002
  111. Solomon Islands 1978
  112. Tuvalu
  113. South America (3)
  114. Ecuador
  115. Guyana 1980
  116. Paraguay 1992

Varied, unclear, or unknown laws

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

  1. Asia (8)
  2. Afghanistan
  3. Indonesia
  4. Nepal
  5. North Korea
  6. Philippines Varies by Region
  7. Singapore Ambiguous
  8. South Korea Varies by Region
  9. Timor-Leste Ambiguous
  10. Europe (3)
  11. Italy Varies by Region
  12. Malta
  13. Montenegro Ambiguous
  14. North America (2)
  15. Antigua and Barbuda
  16. United States Varies by Region
  17. Africa (4)
  18. Burkina Faso Ambiguous
  19. Gabon Ambiguous
  20. Zambia Ambiguous
  21. Zimbabwe Ambiguous
  22. Oceania (2)
  23. Samoa Ambiguous
  24. Tonga Ambiguous
  25. South America (1)
  26. Argentina Varies by Region
  27. Antarctica (1)
  28. Antarctica N/A

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