Austria Indice du Voyage Gay 2026
Score = Juridique 58/60 + Scène 29/40 = 87/100
Updated 7 Oct 2026 · release 2026.3.
A live score, not an annual report — it recomputes as laws, rulings and the scene itself change. See what moved in 2026.
Sécurité juridique · Legal milestones · La scène sur place · Planifiez votre voyage · Questions fréquentes
Sécurité juridique — 58/60 points
| Criminalisation | Legal |
|---|---|
| Partenariat | ● Oui (mariage pour tous) |
| Anti-discrimination | ● Oui |
| Reconnaissance du genre | Legal route — recognition possible via medical or administrative process |
| Application dans les faits | Protective — the state actively protects LGBTQ+ people |
Research note: expert-statement administrative route; hate-crime laws enforced — GayOut Index 2026.3 legal research (ILGA World / Human Dignity Trust / Rainbow Europe / Equaldex).
Legal composite, five components
Fulfilment per component (100 = maximum). Weights: criminalisation 35% · partnership 20% · enforcement 20% · anti-discrimination 15% · gender recognition 10%.
Legal milestones
Background, not travel advice — how the current status came to be. For planning a trip, rely on the current score, tier and scene sections above; 2026 movements are tracked in the sourced change log.
- 1971Austria decriminalized same-sex sexual activity between consenting adults. ↗
- 2002The unequal age of consent for gay men was struck down and equalized. ↗
- 2010Registered partnerships became available to same-sex couples. ↗
- 2016Full joint adoption by same-sex couples became legal. ↗
- 2017The Constitutional Court struck down the ban on same-sex marriage as unconstitutional. ↗
- 2019Same-sex marriage took effect on January 1, following the court ruling. ↗
- TodayAustria now had full marriage equality, adoption rights and broad anti-discrimination protections. ↗
Sources: ILGA World · Human Dignity Trust · Equaldex. Each milestone links to a reference source ↗.
La scène sur place — 29/40 points
Detailed scene metrics (for researchers)
| Bars gay par million | 3.30 |
|---|---|
| Saunas par million | 0.33 |
| Événements par million | 31.87 |
| Niveau de couverture | A |
| Score de la scène | 29/40 (indice brut de la scène 73/100) |
Questions fréquentes
Austria est-il une destination sûre pour les voyageurs gays ?
Austria is rated Welcoming on the GayOut Gay Travel Index 2026, scoring 87/100 overall with a legal safety component of 58/60. On enforcement reality, the state actively protects LGBTQ+ people.
Le mariage entre personnes de même sexe est-il légal en Austria ?
Yes. Same-sex marriage is legal in Austria. Overall legal status: Legal.
Y a-t-il une scène gay en Austria ?
Yes. GayOut lists 129 LGBTQ+ venues in Austria, including 30 dedicated gay bars, across 7 cities with a scene, and tracks 6 Pride parades there.