Compare LGBT Rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina & Hong Kong

Equality Index ?
50 / 100
57 / 100
Legal Index ?
63 / 100
59 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
38 / 100
56 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Legal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1970
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2012
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2023
Legal, but banned for minors
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2016
Unknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2016
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2016
No protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2016
Unknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2006
N/A
Since 1997
Blood donations by MSMsVaries by Region
Since 2012
Banned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Since 2013
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2005
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
44% Did not mention homosexuals
53% Mentioned homosexuals
76% Did not mention homosexuals
24% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
5% Justifiable
88% Not justifiable
18% Justifiable
30% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
12% Agree
69% Disagree
51% Agree
18% 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
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
Region not surveyed
13% Justifiable
41% Not justifiable
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
10% Good place
70% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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