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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 and gender identity

LGBT housing discrimination is sexual orientation and gender identity in 98 regions.

  1. Asia (9)
  2. India 1949
  3. Israel 1992
  4. Mongolia 1992
  5. Nepal 2016
  6. Philippines 2003
  7. South Korea
  8. Sri Lanka 2017
  9. Taiwan
  10. Thailand 2015
  11. Europe (41)
  12. Albania
  13. Andorra 2005
  14. Austria 2004
  15. Belgium 2003
  16. Bosnia and Herzegovina 2009
  17. Bulgaria 2003
  18. Croatia 2008
  19. Cyprus
  20. Czech Republic 2009
  21. Denmark 2017
  22. Estonia 2009
  23. Faroe Islands 2006
  24. Finland 2004
  25. France 1989
  26. Georgia 2014
  27. Germany 2006
  28. Greece 2014
  29. Hungary 1998
  30. Iceland 1996
  31. Isle of Man 2019
  32. Kosovo 2013
  33. Latvia 2006
  34. Liechtenstein 2016
  35. Lithuania 2005
  36. Luxembourg 2006
  37. Malta 2014
  38. Moldova 2013
  39. Montenegro 2010
  40. Netherlands 1993
  41. North Macedonia
  42. Norway
  43. Portugal
  44. Romania 2002
  45. San Marino 2008
  46. Serbia 2009
  47. Slovenia 2016
  48. Spain 1995
  49. Sweden 2009
  50. Switzerland 1999
  51. Ukraine 2015
  52. United Kingdom 2010
  53. North America (18)
  54. Antigua and Barbuda
  55. Belize 2016
  56. Bermuda 2013
  57. British Virgin Islands 2007
  58. Canada
  59. Costa Rica 1998
  60. Cuba 2013
  61. El Salvador
  62. Greenland 1979
  63. Guadeloupe
  64. Guatemala 1997
  65. Honduras 2017
  66. Martinique
  67. Mexico
  68. Montserrat 2010
  69. Nicaragua 2007
  70. Saint Pierre and Miquelon
  71. Turks and Caicos Islands 2011
  72. Africa (8)
  73. Angola 2015
  74. Botswana 2010
  75. British Indian Ocean Territory 2003
  76. Mauritius
  77. Mayotte
  78. Réunion
  79. Saint Helena 2009
  80. South Africa 1997
  81. Oceania (11)
  82. Australia 2013
  83. Christmas Island 2013
  84. Cocos
  85. Fiji 2013
  86. French Polynesia
  87. New Caledonia 2005
  88. Niue
  89. Norfolk Island
  90. Pitcairn Islands 2010
  91. Vanuatu
  92. Wallis and Futuna
  93. South America (11)
  94. Bolivia 2010
  95. Brazil 2019
  96. Chile 2012
  97. Colombia 2018
  98. Ecuador 1998
  99. Falkland Islands 2008
  100. French Guiana
  101. Peru 2016
  102. Suriname 1975
  103. Uruguay 2004
  104. Venezuela 2011

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 protections

LGBT housing discrimination is no protections in 108 regions.

  1. Asia (31)
  2. Afghanistan 1919
  3. Bahrain 1976
  4. Bangladesh
  5. Bhutan 2018
  6. Brunei 1951
  7. Cambodia
  8. Hong Kong
  9. Indonesia 1945
  10. Iran 1979
  11. Iraq
  12. Japan
  13. Jordan 1952
  14. Kuwait 1960
  15. Laos 1953
  16. Lebanon
  17. Macau 2008
  18. Malaysia 1826
  19. Maldives 2017
  20. Myanmar 1886
  21. North Korea 1948
  22. Oman 1996
  23. Palestine
  24. Qatar 1915
  25. Saudi Arabia 1932
  26. Singapore
  27. Syria 1964
  28. Tajikistan 1994
  29. Turkmenistan 1992
  30. United Arab Emirates 1971
  31. Vietnam 1992
  32. Yemen 1994
  33. Europe (7)
  34. Armenia
  35. Azerbaijan 1999
  36. Italy 2003
  37. Poland
  38. Russia 2013
  39. Turkey 1858
  40. Vatican City
  41. North America (16)
  42. Anguilla 2001
  43. Aruba
  44. Barbados
  45. Cayman Islands
  46. Curaçao
  47. Dominica
  48. Dominican Republic
  49. Grenada
  50. Haiti 1987
  51. Jamaica 1962
  52. Panama 1972
  53. Saint Kitts and Nevis
  54. Saint Lucia 2006
  55. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  56. Sint Maarten
  57. Trinidad and Tobago 2001
  58. Africa (42)
  59. Algeria 1966
  60. Benin 1900
  61. Burundi 2001
  62. Cameroon 1972
  63. Central African Republic 2003
  64. Chad 1958
  65. Comoros
  66. Côte d’Ivoire
  67. Democratic Republic of the Congo 1960
  68. Djibouti
  69. Egypt 1971
  70. Equatorial Guinea 1968
  71. Eritrea 1957
  72. Eswatini 1907
  73. Ethiopia
  74. Gambia
  75. Ghana 2018
  76. Guinea 1988
  77. Guinea-Bissau
  78. Kenya 1930
  79. Liberia
  80. Libya 1951
  81. Madagascar
  82. Mali 1960
  83. Mauritania 1991
  84. Morocco
  85. Mozambique 2007
  86. Niger
  87. Nigeria 1999
  88. Republic of the Congo
  89. Sao Tome and Principe
  90. Senegal 1966
  91. Seychelles 2006
  92. Sierra Leone
  93. Somalia 1962
  94. South Sudan 2011
  95. Sudan 1956
  96. Tanzania 1977
  97. Togo 1980
  98. Tunisia 1957
  99. Uganda 1904
  100. Western Sahara
  101. Oceania (10)
  102. Cook Islands
  103. Federated States of Micronesia
  104. Kiribati 2015
  105. Marshall Islands
  106. Nauru 2016
  107. Palau
  108. Papua New Guinea 2002
  109. Solomon Islands 1978
  110. Tokelau
  111. Tuvalu
  112. South America (2)
  113. Guyana 1980
  114. Paraguay 1992

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

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

  1. Asia (6)
  2. China
  3. Kazakhstan
  4. Kyrgyzstan
  5. Pakistan
  6. Timor-Leste
  7. Uzbekistan
  8. Europe (2)
  9. Belarus
  10. Monaco
  11. North America (1)
  12. United States
  13. Africa (8)
  14. Burkina Faso
  15. Cape Verde
  16. Gabon
  17. Lesotho
  18. Malawi
  19. Rwanda
  20. Zambia
  21. Zimbabwe
  22. Oceania (2)
  23. Samoa
  24. Tonga
  25. South America (1)
  26. Argentina
  27. Antarctica (1)
  28. Antarctica

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