- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✔ Legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, surgery not required
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✖ Intersex only
- Discrimination
- ✔ Illegal
- Employment Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Housing Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Adoption
- ✔ Legal
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Suggest Public Opinion Data
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors ?
Ranked #17 out of 79 regions surveyed. (Source: World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
(10.6%) Mentioned homosexuals
Did not mention homosexuals (85.9%)
Justifiability of homosexuality ?
Ranked #15 out of 79 regions surveyed. (Source: World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
(17.1%) Not justifiable
Justifiable (57.7%)
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents ?
Ranked #21 out of 74 regions surveyed. (Source: World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
(26.2%) Disagree
Agree (53.6%)
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against sexual orientation (European Union) ?
Ranked #12 out of 28 regions surveyed. (Source: Eurobarometer, May 2019)
(46%) Widespread
Rare (48%)
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against transgender people (European Union) ?
Ranked #18 out of 28 regions surveyed. (Source: Eurobarometer, May 2019)
(48%) Widespread
Rare (34%)
Acceptance of same-sex relationships (European Union) ?
Ranked #14 out of 28 regions surveyed. (Source: Eurobarometer, May 2019)
(30%) Disagree
Agree (65%)
Support for transgender people changing legal gender (European Union) ?
Ranked #14 out of 28 regions surveyed. (Source: Eurobarometer, May 2019)
(36%) No
Yes (57%)
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People ?
Ranked #21 out of 119 regions surveyed. (Source: Gallup, 2013)
(28%) Not a good place
Good place (56%)
History
Homosexual activity in Austria is legal.
Current status
Since Aug 16, 1971
Since Aug 16, 1971
Legal
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Austria is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Austria, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Austria is intersex only.
Current status
Since Dec 14, 2018
Since Dec 14, 2018
Intersex only
Only for inter
LGBT discrimination in Austria is illegal.
Current status
Since 2004
Since 2004
Illegal
LGBT employment discrimination in Austria is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since 2004
Since 2004
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Gender identity and intersex status are perceived as being covered under "gender".
LGBT housing discrimination in Austria is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 2004
Since Jan 1, 2004
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Serving openly in military in Austria is legal.
Current status
Legal
Blood donations by MSMs in Austria is legal.
Current status
Since Sep 2022
Since Sep 2022
Legal
A 1-year deferral was implemented following the publication of standardized donor history questionnaire in December 2019. Previously, there was an indefinite ban on donations. In December 2019 this was changed to a 4-month deferral period for blood donors.
Since September 2022, the ban was lifted completely.
Since September 2022, the ban was lifted completely.
Conversion therapy in Austria is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
No restrictions
Equal age of consent in Austria is equal.
Current status
Since Jun 24, 2002
Since Jun 24, 2002
Equal
The age of consent between people with maximum 5 years of difference is 14. Sexual contact between coetaneous is never punishable.
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