Housing nondiscrimination laws protect LGBTQ people from being unfairly evicted, denied housing, or refused the ability to rent or buy housing on the basis of their sexual orientation or gender identity. This map shows state housing nondiscrimination laws that explicitly enumerate sexual orientation and/or gender identity as protected classes, as well as states that explicitly interpret existing sex protections to include sexual orientation and/or gender identity. Additionally, in states without state protections, municipalities may provide local-level nondiscrimination protections. See our maps tracking local-level nondiscrimination ordinances right here .
Other rights may exist or be recognized where you live; this map is not intended as legal advice or an indication of your rights. If you have experienced discrimination, contact Lambda Legal’s Help Table or otherwise seek legal advice.
* See the “Citations & More Information” button beneath the map legend for more detail for every state. Additionally, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) currently interprets the Fair Housing Act’s ban on sex-based discrimination to include discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. LGBTQ people who believe they have experienced housing discrimination may be able to pursue claims through this avenue. However, l ocal ordinances, state laws, federal court rulings, and more create a patchwork of nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ people across the country. Given this patchwork, individuals who have experienced discrimination should contact Lambda Legal’s Let Desk or otherwise seek legal advice. This map is not intended as legal advice or an indication of your rights.
*Note: These proportions reflect quotes of your own LGBTQ human population surviving in the fresh new fifty says and also the Region of Columbia. Rates of one’s 
LGBTQ adult population regarding five inhabited U.S. territories aren’t available, and thus can not be shown right here.
So it chart reveals condition social accommodation nondiscrimination laws and regulations one clearly enumerate intimate direction and you may/or gender title since the secure classes, together with states you to explicitly interpret current intercourse defenses to help you were intimate positioning and you can/otherwise gender term
17 % out of LGBTQ society lives in states explicitly interpreting current prohibition towards the gender discrimination to include sexual positioning and you may/otherwise gender name
31 % away from LGBTQ population stays in claims that do not prohibit property discrimination predicated on sexual direction otherwise intercourse title (in addition to 2% from LGBTQ society surviving in claims you to preempt local nondiscrimination regulations)
Public accommodation nondiscrimination laws protect LGBTQ people from being unfairly refused service, denied entry to, or otherwise discriminated against in public places based on their sexual orientation or gender identity. Public accommodation laws generally cover anywhere someone is when they are not at home, work, or school, including retail stores, restaurants, parks, hotels, doctors’ offices, and banks. Additionally, in states without state protections, municipalities may provide local-level nondiscrimination protections. See our map tracking local-level nondiscrimination ordinances here .
Other rights may exist or be recognized where you live (see below); this map is not intended as legal advice or an indication of your rights. If you have experienced discrimination, contact Lambda Legal’s Let Table or otherwise seek legal advice.
*Note: Such rates mirror estimates of LGBTQ population located in the new 50 claims additionally the Region away from Columbia. Rates of your own LGBTQ population throughout the four populated You.S. areas are not offered, thereby can not be shown right here.
NOTE: Inside the environmentally friendly stripe says, the fresh state’s nondiscrimination law cannot clearly enumerate intimate direction otherwise intercourse identity, nevertheless state’s municipal/human legal rights commission keeps explicitly mentioned it interprets the newest state’s present protections against intercourse discrimination to add defenses both for sexual positioning and you may gender identity
52 % of LGBTQ society resides in claims prohibiting discrimination in public rentals predicated on intimate positioning and you will sex identity
15 % away from LGBTQ people lives in claims explicitly interpreting present prohibition on gender discrimination to include sexual orientation and you may/or gender title
29 % out of LGBTQ population lives in says that don’t exclude discrimination in public places rentals according to intimate direction or intercourse name (including 2% regarding LGBTQ society located in states one to preempt regional nondiscrimination laws)
Credit and lending nondiscrimination regulations protect folks from becoming unfairly declined borrowing and you can lending functions, such as starting a bank checking account, taking out fully financing, and a lot more. Which chart reveals condition credit and you may lending nondiscrimination legislation you to clearly enumerate intimate positioning and you will/or gender name since protected classes, and states one to clearly interpret present sex defenses from inside the borrowing from the bank legislation to provide sexual orientation and you can/otherwise gender term. Most other rights could possibly get can be found or be relevant your location, also because of generally-outlined public accommodations laws and regulations (see the State-by-State Laws and regulations to learn more).
This map is not intended as legal advice or an indication of your rights. If you have experienced discrimination, contact Lambda Legal’s Help Dining table or otherwise seek legal advice.
Individuals who have experienced discrimination should contact Lambda Legal’s Help Desk or otherwise seek legal advice. This map is not intended as legal advice or an indication of your rights.
*Note: This type of percent echo prices of your LGBTQ population located in the newest 50 says in addition to Area out of Columbia. Quotes of LGBTQ population about five populated U.S. areas commonly available, thereby can’t be reflected here.
4 % of LGBTQ people resides in states you to clearly understand established prohibition toward gender discrimination to include intimate direction and you will/or sex title
54 % away from LGBTQ society lives in claims that don’t exclude credit discrimination based on intimate orientation or intercourse identity