• Federal: There is no federal law in the US against discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity by landlords targeting potential or current tenants. There are, however, federal regulations set by the Department of Housing and Urban Development that require federally assisted housing programs to prohibit such housing discrimination. These regulations, issued in earlier in 2012, ensure the Department’s core housing programs are open to all eligible persons.
• States: More than 20 states and major cities have legally defined antidiscrimination measures for either sexual orientation or gender identity, leaving more than half of the country with no legal protection.
Full protections (17)
Prohibit housing discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation:
-California
-Colorado
-Connecticut
-District of Colombia
-Hawaii
-Illinois
-Iowa
-Maine
-Massachusetts
-Minnesota
-Nevada
-New Jersey
-New Mexico
-Oregon
-Rhode Island
-Vermont
-Washington
Some protections (4)
Provide legal protection against housing discrimination based only on sexual orientation:
-Maryland
-New Hampshire
-New York
-Wisconsin
No protections (30)
Provide no legal protection against housing discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation:
-Alabama
-Alaska
-Arizona
-Arkansas
-Delaware
-Florida
-Georgia
-Idaho
-Indiana
-Kansas
-Kentucky
-Louisiana
-Michigan
-Mississippi
-Missouri
-Montana
-Nebraska
-North Carolina
-North Dakota
-Ohio
-Oklahoma
-Pennsylvania
-South Carolina
-South Dakota
-Tennessee
-Texas
-Utah
-Virginia
-West Virginia
-Wyoming
