Compare LGBT Rights in Switzerland & Austria

Equality Index ?
69 / 100
75 / 100
Legal Index ?
75 / 100
91 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
64 / 100
59 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Legal
Since 1971
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2022
Legal
Since 2019
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2022
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2009
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1995
Legal
Since 2002
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedIntersex only
Since 2018
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2020
Illegal
Since 2004
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2004
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2022
Legal
Since 2015
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Since 2019
Full ban
Since 2018
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 1992
Legal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyVaries by Region
Since 2024
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1992
Equal
Since 2002
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