Compare LGBT Rights in Austria & Laos

Equality Index ?
75 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
91 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
59 / 100
47 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1971
Legal
Since 1990
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2019
Unrecognized
Since 1990
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2009
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2009
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1980
Restricted
Since 2009
Legal recognition of non-binary genderIntersex only
Since 2018
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2004
No protections
Since 1953
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2004
No protections
Since 1953
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identityNo protections
Since 1953
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2015
Ambiguous
Since 1990
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2018
Unknown
Serving openly in militaryLegalAmbiguous
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2002
Equal
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