Compare LGBT Rights in Austria & Botswana

Equality Index ?
75 / 100
49 / 100
Legal Index ?
91 / 100
59 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
59 / 100
39 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1971
Legal
Since 2019
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2019
Unrecognized
Since 1964
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2009
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2002
Restricted
Since 1985
Legal recognition of non-binary genderIntersex only
Since 2018
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2004
Illegal
Since 2019
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2004
Sexual orientation only
Since 2010
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identityNo protections
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
Since 2010
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 2016
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2002
Equal
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