Compare LGBT Rights in Austria & Namibia

Equality Index ?
73 / 100
44 / 100
Legal Index ?
86 / 100
54 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
60 / 100
33 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1971
Legal
Since 2024
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2019
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 1998
No censorship
Since 1990
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2009
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1974
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1980
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderIntersex only
Since 2018
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2004
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2004
No protections
Since 2007
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identityNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2015
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Since 2018
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalLegal
Since 2024
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2002
Equal
Since 2024
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