Compare LGBT Rights in Austria & Benin

Equality Index ?
75 / 100
30 / 100
Legal Index ?
91 / 100
42 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
59 / 100
18 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1971
Legal
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2019
Unrecognized
Since 1900
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2009
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2002
Legal, but banned for minors
Legal recognition of non-binary genderIntersex only
Since 2018
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2004
No protections
Since 1900
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2004
No protections
Since 1900
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identityNo protections
Since 1900
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2015
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2018
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2002
Unequal
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