Compare LGBT Rights in Austria & Switzerland

Equality Index ?
71 / 100
67 / 100
Legal Index ?
83 / 100
70 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
60 / 100
64 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1971
Legal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2019
Legal
Since 2022
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 1998
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2009
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1980
Legal
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
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2004
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identityNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2015
Legal
Since 2022
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Since 2018
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalLegal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Legal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot bannedVaries by Region
Since 2021
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2002
Equal
Since 1992
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
86% Did not mention homosexuals
11% Mentioned homosexuals
93% Did not mention homosexuals
6% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
52% Justifiable
17% Not justifiable
61% Justifiable
13% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
54% Agree
26% Disagree
49% Agree
25% 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
Region not surveyed
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