Compare LGBT Rights in Belarus & Bosnia and Herzegovina

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
50 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
63 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
38 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1994
Legal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2020
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2010
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2012
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1983
Restricted
Since 2023
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsAmbiguousSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2016
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2016
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2016
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2016
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLegal
Since 2006
Blood donations by MSMsLegalVaries by Region
Since 2012
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1994
Equal
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
32% Did not mention homosexuals
67% Mentioned homosexuals
44% Did not mention homosexuals
53% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
7% Justifiable
74% Not justifiable
5% Justifiable
88% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
11% Agree
73% Disagree
12% Agree
69% Disagree
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe
(Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016)
16% Favor
81% Oppose
13% Favor
84% Oppose
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Eastern/Central Europe)
(Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016)
9% Yes
84% No
13% Yes
82% No
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
3% Justifiable
74% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
11% Good place
41% Not a good place
10% Good place
70% Not a good place
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