Compare LGBT Rights in Austria & Taiwan

Equality Index ?
71 / 100
59 / 100
Legal Index ?
83 / 100
67 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
60 / 100
51 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1971
Legal
Since 1947
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2019
Legal
Since 2019
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 1998
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2009
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2008
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 2004
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2004
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2007
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identityNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2015
Legal
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Since 2018
Not banned
Since 2018
Serving openly in militaryLegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2002
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Banned (5-year deferral)
Since 2018
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2018
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2002
Equal
Since 1947
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
86% Did not mention homosexuals
11% Mentioned homosexuals
58% Did not mention homosexuals
42% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
52% Justifiable
17% Not justifiable
17% Justifiable
41% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
54% Agree
26% Disagree
51% Agree
35% 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
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
Region not surveyed
19% Justifiable
35% Not justifiable
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
56% Good place
28% Not a good place
39% Good place
42% Not a good place
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