Compare LGBT Rights in Austria & Samoa

Equality Index ?
75 / 100
28 / 100
Legal Index ?
91 / 100
28 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
59 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1971
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1961
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2019
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2009
Ambiguous
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1980
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderIntersex only
Since 2018
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2004
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2004
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identityAmbiguous
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2015
Single only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2018
Unknown
Serving openly in militaryLegalN/A
Since 1962
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Banned (1-year deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedSexual orientation only
Since 2007
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2002
Equal
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