Compare LGBT Rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina & Maldives

Equality Index ?
51 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
63 / 100
19 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
39 / 100
8 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgeryIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2016
No protections
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2016
No protections
Since 2017
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2016
No protections
Since 2017
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
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
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