Compare LGBT Rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina & Cape Verde

Equality Index ?
51 / 100
66 / 100
Legal Index ?
63 / 100
51 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
39 / 100
80 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Legal
Since 2004
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgeryIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2011
Legal
Since 2011
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2016
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2016
Sexual orientation only
Since 2008
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2016
Sexual orientation only
Since 2019
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2006
Ambiguous
Blood donations by MSMsVaries by Region
Since 2012
Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2004
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