Compare LGBT Rights in France & Austria

Equality Index ?
77 / 100
77 / 100
Legal Index ?
90 / 100
88 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
65 / 100
66 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1791
Legal
Since 1971
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2013
Legal
Since 2019
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2009
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Since 2002
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Since 2016
Intersex only
Since 2018
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2004
Illegal
Since 2004
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2012
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2004
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1989
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2013
Legal
Since 2015
Intersex infant surgeryParental approval requiredNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Legal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1982
Equal
Since 2002
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