Compare LGBT Rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina & Ethiopia

Equality Index ?
50 / 100
12 / 100
Legal Index ?
63 / 100
10 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
38 / 100
13 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1958
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 2009
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2005
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2012
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2023
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2016
No protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2016
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2016
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2016
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 2018
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2006
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsVaries by Region
Since 2012
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
Since 1958
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
44% Did not mention homosexuals
53% Mentioned homosexuals
30% Did not mention homosexuals
69% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
5% Justifiable
88% Not justifiable
6% Justifiable
80% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
12% Agree
69% Disagree
4% Agree
72% Disagree
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe
(Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016)
13% Favor
84% Oppose
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Eastern/Central Europe)
(Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016)
13% Yes
82% No
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
10% Good place
70% Not a good place
2% Good place
77% Not a good place
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