Compare LGBT Rights in Austria & Bulgaria

Equality Index ?
75 / 100
40 / 100
Legal Index ?
91 / 100
55 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
59 / 100
24 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1971
Legal
Since 1968
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2019
Banned
Since 1991
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Since 1990
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2009
Illegal
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2002
Restricted
Since 2005
Legal recognition of non-binary genderIntersex only
Since 2018
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2004
Illegal
Since 2023
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 2023
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 2004
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2002
Equal
Since 2002
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