Compare LGBT Rights in Austria & Republic of the Congo

Equality Index ?
75 / 100
35 / 100
Legal Index ?
91 / 100
48 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
59 / 100
22 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1971
Legal
Since 1940
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2019
Banned
Since 1984
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 1998
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2009
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1980
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderIntersex only
Since 2018
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2004
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2004
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identityNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2015
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2018
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalLegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2002
Unequal
Since 1947
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