Compare LGBT Rights in Barbados & Bosnia and Herzegovina

Equality Index ?
55 / 100
50 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
63 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
71 / 100
38 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2022
Legal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1979
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2012
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Since 2023
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2016
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal
Since 2016
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2020
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2016
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2016
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 2006
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousVaries by Region
Since 2012
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2022
Equal
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
44% Did not mention homosexuals
53% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
5% Justifiable
88% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
Region not surveyed
12% Agree
69% Disagree
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe
(Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016)
Region not surveyed
13% Favor
84% Oppose
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Eastern/Central Europe)
(Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016)
Region not surveyed
13% Yes
82% No
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
10% Good place
70% Not a good place
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