Compare LGBT Rights in Austria & Belgium

Equality Index ?
75 / 100
74 / 100
Legal Index ?
91 / 100
87 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
59 / 100
61 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1971
Legal
Since 1944
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2019
Legal
Since 2003
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2009
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2002
Legal
Since 1998
Legal recognition of non-binary genderIntersex only
Since 2018
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2004
Illegal
Since 2003
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2004
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identitySexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2015
Legal
Since 2006
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2018
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalLegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Banned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2023
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2002
Equal
Since 1985
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