Compare LGBT Rights in Austria & Iceland

Equality Index ?
75 / 100
94 / 100
Legal Index ?
91 / 100
98 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
59 / 100
90 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1971
Legal
Since 1940
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2019
Legal
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2009
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1980
Legal
Since 2019
Legal recognition of non-binary genderIntersex only
Since 2018
Recognized
Since 2019
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2004
Illegal
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2004
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identitySexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2015
Legal
Since 2006
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2018
Full ban
Since 2019
Serving openly in militaryLegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2023
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2002
Equal
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