Compare LGBT Rights in Austria & Ethiopia

Equality Index ?
71 / 100
12 / 100
Legal Index ?
83 / 100
10 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
60 / 100
13 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1971
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1958
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2019
Banned
Since 2009
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 1998
State-enforced
Since 2005
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2009
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1980
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderIntersex only
Since 2018
Not legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2016
No protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2004
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2004
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identityNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2015
Illegal
Since 2018
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Since 2018
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2002
N/A
Since 1958
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
86% Did not mention homosexuals
11% Mentioned homosexuals
30% Did not mention homosexuals
69% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
52% Justifiable
17% Not justifiable
6% Justifiable
80% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
54% Agree
26% Disagree
4% Agree
72% Disagree
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against sexual orientation (European Union)
(Eurobarometer, May 2019)
48% Rare
46% Widespread
Region not surveyed
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against transgender people (European Union)
(Eurobarometer, May 2019)
34% Rare
48% Widespread
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of same-sex relationships (European Union)
(Eurobarometer, May 2019)
65% Agree
30% Disagree
Region not surveyed
Support for transgender people changing legal gender (European Union)
(Eurobarometer, May 2019)
57% Yes
36% No
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
56% Good place
28% Not a good place
2% Good place
77% Not a good place
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