Compare LGBT Rights in Austria & Netherlands

Equality Index ?
77 / 100
80 / 100
Legal Index ?
93 / 100
90 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
62 / 100
70 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1971
Legal
Since 1945
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2019
Legal
Since 2001
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2009
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2013
Gender-Affirming CareLegal
Since 2002
Legal
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary genderIntersex only
Since 2018
Recognized
Since 2018
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2004
Illegal
Since 2023
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2004
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1993
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identitySexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1993
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2015
Legal
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2018
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalLegal
Since 1974
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Legal
Since 2024
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2002
Equal
Since 1978
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