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LGBT housing discrimination

LGBTQ+ people are protected from housing discrimination in 57 countries.

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  • Sexual orientation and gender identity
  • Sexual orientation only
  • No protections
  • Varies by region or ambiguous
  • Unknown or N/A

Recent Changes

  • Jan 1 2023Became Sexual orientation and gender identity in Bulgaria
  • Dec 8 2022Became Sexual orientation and gender identity in Pennsylvania
  • Jul 28 2022Became Sexual orientation and gender identity in Michigan
  • Dec 9 2021Became Sexual orientation and gender identity in Colombia
  • Oct 28 2021Became No protections in Italy
  • Oct 21 2021Became Sexual orientation only in Namibia
  • Aug 21 2020Became Sexual orientation and gender identity in Kansas
  • Jan 1 2020Became Sexual orientation and gender identity in Campania

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

57
Protected
57 regions (29%)
Protected
11
Some protections
11 regions (6%)
Some protections
113
No protections
113 regions (57%)
No protections
17
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
17 regions (9%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
Europe
62%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
31 regions (62%)
Some protections
4 regions (8%)
No protections
13 regions (26%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
2 regions (4%)
Oceania
29%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
4 regions (29%)
Some protections
1 regions (7%)
No protections
7 regions (50%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
2 regions (14%)
South America
75%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
9 regions (75%)
Some protections
regions (0%)
No protections
2 regions (17%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (8%)
North America
17%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
4 regions (17%)
Some protections
2 regions (9%)
No protections
16 regions (70%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
1 regions (4%)
Africa
4%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
2 regions (4%)
Some protections
3 regions (6%)
No protections
42 regions (78%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
7 regions (13%)
Asia
16%
LEGAL EQUALITY
Protected
7 regions (16%)
Some protections
1 regions (2%)
No protections
33 regions (75%)
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
3 regions (7%)

Progress Over Time

Number of countries with equality for lgbt housing discrimination over the past 60 years.
There are no recent changes about LGBT housing discrimination.

LGBT housing discrimination by Country

Sexual orientation and gender identity

LGBT housing discrimination is sexual orientation and gender identity in 57 regions.

  1. Asia (7)
  2. India 1949
  3. Israel 1992
  4. Kazakhstan
  5. Mongolia 1992
  6. Philippines 2003
  7. Sri Lanka 2017
  8. Thailand 2015
  9. Europe (31)
  10. Albania
  11. Andorra 2005
  12. Austria
  13. Belgium 2003
  14. Bosnia and Herzegovina 2009
  15. Bulgaria 2023
  16. Croatia 2008
  17. Cyprus
  18. Czech Republic 2009
  19. Denmark 2017
  20. Estonia 2009
  21. Finland 2004
  22. France 1989
  23. Georgia 2014
  24. Germany 2006
  25. Hungary 1998
  26. Kosovo 2013
  27. Lithuania 2005
  28. Malta 2014
  29. Moldova 2013
  30. Montenegro 2010
  31. Netherlands 1993
  32. North Macedonia
  33. Norway
  34. Portugal
  35. Romania 2002
  36. Serbia 2009
  37. Slovenia 2016
  38. Spain 1995
  39. Sweden 2009
  40. United Kingdom 2010
  41. North America (4)
  42. Antigua and Barbuda
  43. Canada 2015
  44. Cuba 2013
  45. Honduras 2017
  46. Africa (2)
  47. Botswana 2010
  48. Mauritius
  49. Oceania (4)
  50. Australia 1997
  51. Fiji 2013
  52. Marshall Islands 2019
  53. Vanuatu
  54. South America (9)
  55. Bolivia 2010
  56. Brazil 2019
  57. Chile 2012
  58. Colombia 2021
  59. Ecuador 1998
  60. Peru 2016
  61. Suriname 1975
  62. Uruguay 2004
  63. Venezuela 2011

Sexual orientation only

LGBT housing discrimination is sexual orientation only in 11 regions.

  1. Asia (1)
  2. Nepal 2015
  3. Europe (4)
  4. Ireland 2000
  5. Luxembourg 2006
  6. San Marino 2019
  7. Slovakia 2008
  8. North America (2)
  9. Bahamas
  10. Mexico
  11. Africa (3)
  12. Cape Verde 2019
  13. Namibia 2021
  14. South Africa 1999
  15. Oceania (1)
  16. New Zealand 1994

No protections

LGBT housing discrimination is no protections in 113 regions.

  1. Asia (33)
  2. Afghanistan 1919
  3. Bahrain 1976
  4. Bangladesh
  5. Bhutan 2018
  6. Brunei 1951
  7. Cambodia
  8. China
  9. Indonesia 1945
  10. Iran 1979
  11. Iraq
  12. Japan 2018
  13. Jordan 1952
  14. Kuwait 1960
  15. Kyrgyzstan
  16. Laos 1953
  17. Lebanon
  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. South Korea
  27. Syria 1964
  28. Taiwan
  29. Tajikistan 1994
  30. Turkmenistan 1992
  31. United Arab Emirates 1971
  32. Uzbekistan 1992
  33. Vietnam 1992
  34. Yemen 1994
  35. Europe (13)
  36. Armenia
  37. Azerbaijan 1999
  38. Belarus 1991
  39. Greece
  40. Italy 2021
  41. Latvia 2006
  42. Liechtenstein
  43. Monaco
  44. Poland
  45. Switzerland
  46. Turkey 1858
  47. Ukraine 2015
  48. Vatican City
  49. North America (16)
  50. Barbados
  51. Belize
  52. Costa Rica
  53. Dominica
  54. Dominican Republic
  55. El Salvador
  56. Grenada
  57. Guatemala
  58. Haiti 1987
  59. Jamaica 1962
  60. Nicaragua
  61. Panama 1972
  62. Saint Kitts and Nevis
  63. Saint Lucia 2006
  64. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  65. Trinidad and Tobago 2001
  66. Africa (42)
  67. Algeria 1966
  68. Angola
  69. Benin 1900
  70. Burundi 2001
  71. Cameroon 1972
  72. Central African Republic 2003
  73. Chad 1958
  74. Comoros
  75. Côte d’Ivoire
  76. Democratic Republic of the Congo 1960
  77. Djibouti
  78. Egypt 1971
  79. Equatorial Guinea 1968
  80. Eritrea 1957
  81. Eswatini 1907
  82. Ethiopia
  83. Gambia
  84. Ghana 2018
  85. Guinea 1988
  86. Guinea-Bissau
  87. Kenya 1930
  88. Liberia
  89. Libya 1951
  90. Madagascar
  91. Mali 1960
  92. Mauritania 1991
  93. Morocco
  94. Mozambique 2007
  95. Niger
  96. Nigeria 1999
  97. Republic of the Congo
  98. Sao Tome and Principe
  99. Senegal 1966
  100. Seychelles 2006
  101. Sierra Leone
  102. Somalia 1962
  103. South Sudan 2011
  104. Sudan 1956
  105. Tanzania 1977
  106. Togo 1980
  107. Tunisia 1957
  108. Uganda 1904
  109. Oceania (7)
  110. Federated States of Micronesia
  111. Kiribati 2015
  112. Nauru 2016
  113. Palau
  114. Papua New Guinea 2002
  115. Solomon Islands 1978
  116. Tuvalu
  117. South America (2)
  118. Guyana 1980
  119. Paraguay 1992

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

Data on lgbt housing discrimination is unclear, not applicable, or missing in 17 regions.

  1. Asia (3)
  2. Pakistan
  3. Singapore
  4. Timor-Leste
  5. Europe (2)
  6. Iceland
  7. Russia
  8. North America (1)
  9. United States
  10. Africa (7)
  11. Burkina Faso
  12. Gabon
  13. Lesotho
  14. Malawi
  15. Rwanda
  16. Zambia
  17. Zimbabwe
  18. Oceania (2)
  19. Samoa
  20. Tonga
  21. South America (1)
  22. Argentina
  23. Antarctica (1)
  24. Antarctica

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