Return to Reality: Austria Set for Showdown Over Two-Gender Plan
17th November 2025
Austria is heading for a heated debate this week as the right-wing Freedom Party (FPÖ) pushes a motion to declare in the constitution that only two genders exist.
The FPÖ argues that the measure is necessary to “return to biological reality.” However, left-wing parties have accused the FPÖ of fuelling “societal polarization,” signalling tense debates ahead.
Austria is not alone in having this debate. Several other European countries have already taken steps to legally reaffirm the existence of only two sexes.