Compare LGBT Rights in Austria & Lesotho

Equality Index ?
75 / 100
43 / 100
Legal Index ?
91 / 100
58 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
59 / 100
29 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1971
Legal
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2019
Unrecognized
Since 1966
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2009
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1973
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1980
Restricted
Since 1994
Legal recognition of non-binary genderIntersex only
Since 2018
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2004
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2011
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2004
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2024
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identityNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2015
Illegal
Since 1966
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2018
Unknown
Serving openly in militaryLegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2002
Equal
Since 2012
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