Compare LGBT Rights in Austria & Hong Kong

Equality Index ?
75 / 100
64 / 100
Legal Index ?
91 / 100
74 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
59 / 100
54 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1971
Legal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2019
Civil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 1998
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2009
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1980
Legal, but banned for minors
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderIntersex only
Since 2018
Unknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2004
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2004
No protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identityUnknown
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2015
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2018
Unknown
Serving openly in militaryLegalN/A
Since 1997
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Banned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Since 2013
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2002
Equal
Since 2005
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