Compare LGBT Rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina & Mauritania

Equality Index ?
51 / 100
10 / 100
Legal Index ?
63 / 100
2 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
39 / 100
18 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1983
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgeryIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2011
Banned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2016
No protections
Since 1991
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2016
No protections
Since 1991
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2016
No protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Since 1983
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2006
Illegal
Since 1983
Blood donations by MSMsVaries by Region
Since 2012
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
Since 1983
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