LGBT housing discrimination

LGBTQ+ people are protected from housing discrimination in 47 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

47
Protected
47 regions (24%)
Protected
14
Some protections
14 regions (7%)
Some protections
107
No protections
107 regions (54%)
No protections
30
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
30 regions (15%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
Europe
58%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
29 regions (58%)
Some protections
4 regions (8%)
No protections
11 regions (22%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
6 regions (12%)
Oceania
21%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
3 regions (21%)
Some protections
2 regions (14%)
No protections
3 regions (21%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
6 regions (43%)
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
17%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
4 regions (17%)
Some protections
1 regions (4%)
No protections
16 regions (70%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
2 regions (9%)
Africa
2%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
1 regions (2%)
Some protections
3 regions (6%)
No protections
41 regions (76%)
Varied, unclear, or unknown laws
9 regions (17%)
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

LGBT housing discrimination by Country

Sexual orientation and gender identity

LGBT housing discrimination is sexual orientation and gender identity in 47 regions.

  1. Asia (2)
  2. Japan 2003
  3. Mongolia 2017
  4. Europe (29)
  5. Albania 2010
  6. Andorra 2019
  7. Austria
  8. Belgium 2003
  9. Bosnia and Herzegovina 2016
  10. Bulgaria 2023
  11. Croatia 2009
  12. Czechia 2009
  13. Finland 2004
  14. France 2014
  15. Georgia 2014
  16. Germany 2006
  17. Greece 2016
  18. Hungary 1998
  19. Iceland 2010
  20. Ireland 2018
  21. Kosovo 2015
  22. Malta 2014
  23. Moldova 2023
  24. Montenegro 2010
  25. Netherlands 2019
  26. North Macedonia 2020
  27. Norway 1981
  28. Portugal 2019
  29. Serbia 2021
  30. Slovakia 2008
  31. Slovenia 2016
  32. Spain 2022
  33. Sweden 2009
  34. North America (4)
  35. Antigua and Barbuda 2022
  36. Canada 2015
  37. Cuba 2019
  38. Honduras 2020
  39. Africa (1)
  40. South Africa 1996
  41. Oceania (3)
  42. Australia 2013
  43. Fiji 2013
  44. Marshall Islands 2019
  45. South America (8)
  46. Bolivia 2010
  47. Brazil 2019
  48. Chile 2012
  49. Colombia 2021
  50. Ecuador 2008
  51. Peru 2017
  52. Uruguay 2004
  53. 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 11 regions.

  1. Europe (4)
  2. Lithuania
  3. Luxembourg 2006
  4. Romania 2000
  5. San Marino 2019
  6. North America (1)
  7. Belize 2019
  8. Africa (3)
  9. Angola 2021
  10. Cape Verde 2019
  11. Mauritius 2012
  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 107 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 (16)
  49. Bahamas
  50. Barbados
  51. Costa Rica
  52. Dominica
  53. Dominican Republic
  54. El Salvador
  55. Grenada
  56. Guatemala
  57. Haiti
  58. Jamaica
  59. Nicaragua
  60. Panama
  61. Saint Kitts and Nevis
  62. Saint Lucia 2006
  63. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  64. Trinidad and Tobago
  65. Africa (41)
  66. Algeria
  67. Benin
  68. Botswana
  69. Burkina Faso
  70. Burundi
  71. Central African Republic
  72. Chad
  73. Comoros
  74. Côte d’Ivoire
  75. Democratic Republic of the Congo
  76. Egypt
  77. Equatorial Guinea
  78. Eritrea
  79. Eswatini
  80. Ethiopia
  81. Gabon
  82. Gambia
  83. Kenya
  84. Lesotho
  85. Libya
  86. Madagascar
  87. Malawi
  88. Mali
  89. Mauritania
  90. Morocco
  91. Mozambique
  92. Namibia
  93. Nigeria
  94. Republic of the Congo
  95. Rwanda
  96. Sao Tome and Principe
  97. Seychelles
  98. Sierra Leone
  99. Somalia
  100. South Sudan
  101. Sudan
  102. Tanzania
  103. Tunisia
  104. Uganda
  105. Zambia
  106. Zimbabwe
  107. Oceania (3)
  108. Papua New Guinea
  109. Solomon Islands
  110. Vanuatu
  111. South America (2)
  112. Guyana
  113. Paraguay

Varied, unclear, or unknown laws

Data on lgbt housing discrimination is unclear, not applicable, or missing in 30 regions.

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

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