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DEFINITION:
Anti-discrimination (sexual orientation).
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| COUNTRY | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Albania | Bans all anti-gay discrimination |
| Andorra | Bans all anti-gay discrimination |
| Austria | Some |
| Belarus | LGBT activism/expression deemed terrorism |
| Belgium | All |
| Bolivia | Bans all anti-gay discrimination |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bans some anti-gay discrimination |
| Botswana | Bans some anti-gay discrimination |
| Brazil | / All state-sanctioned social discrimination of citizens since 1988, Legal protection in many jurisdictions, expansion of anti-discrimination (all) national Constitutional amendment discussed in the Senate . |
| Bulgaria | All |
| Canada | Bans all anti-gay discrimination, including hate speech |
| Cape Verde | Bans some anti-gay discrimination |
| Chile | Bans all anti-gay discrimination |
| Colombia | Bans all anti-gay discrimination, including hate speech |
| Costa Rica | Bans some anti-gay discrimination |
| Croatia | All |
| Cyprus | Some |
| Czech Republic | All |
| Denmark | Some |
| Ecuador | Bans some anti-gay discrimination |
| El Salvador | Bans some anti-gay discrimination |
| Estonia | Some |
| Fiji | Bans some anti-gay discrimination |
| Finland | Some |
| France | Some |
| Georgia | Bans some anti-gay discrimination |
| Germany | All |
| Greece | Some |
| Guatemala | Bans some anti-gay discrimination |
| Guyana | Added to constitution in 2004, but withdrawn afterwards by the government. |
| Hungary | All |
| Iceland | Bans all anti-gay discrimination |
| Ireland | All |
| Israel | Bans some anti-gay discrimination |
| Italy | Some |
| Japan | No nationwide protections, but some cities ban some anti-gay discriminations |
| Kosovo | Banned by the constitution |
| Latvia | Some |
| Lithuania | All |
| Luxembourg | Some |
| Malta | Some |
| Mauritius | Bans some anti-gay discrimination |
| Mexico | Nationwide since 2003. |
| Moldova | Bans some anti-gay discrimination |
| Montenegro | Bans all anti-gay discrimination |
| Mozambique | Bans some anti-gay discrimination |
| Nepal | Supreme Court ruled discrimination laws apply to homosexuals |
| Netherlands | All |
| New Zealand | Bans all anti-gay discrimination |
| Nicaragua | Bans some anti-gay discrimination |
| Norway | Bans all anti-gay discrimination. |
| Peru | Bans all anti-gay discrimination. Penalized with 2-4 years in jail. |
| Philippines | No national protections, but Cebu , Quezon City and Albay have anti-discrimination ordinances National bill pending but still not made into law |
| Poland | Some |
| Portugal | All, according to Constitution |
| Republic of Macedonia | In 2008 there were anti-discrimination laws set in place to protect members of the LGBT community from discrimination. But in early 2010, the law was revisited and sexual orientation was removed from the laws protected grounds. |
| Romania | All |
| Serbia | Bans all anti-gay discrimination |
| Seychelles | Bans some anti-gay discrimination |
| Slovakia | All |
| Slovenia | All |
| South Africa | Bans all discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, including hate speech |
| Spain | All |
| Sweden | All |
| Switzerland | Bans some anti-gay discrimination |
| Turkey | (Constitutional protection is drafted, awaits to be enacted) |
| Ukraine | (proposed) |
| United Kingdom | All |
| United States | / No federal protections. Varying protections in 21 states. Included in the federal hate crimes law since 2009. See Matthew Shepard Act |
| Uruguay | Legal protection since 2004. |
| Venezuela | Bans some anti-gay discrimination |
