Compare LGBT Rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina & Montenegro

Equality Index ?
50 / 100
55 / 100
Legal Index ?
63 / 100
75 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
37 / 100
35 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Legal
Since 1977
Same-sex marriageBannedCivil unions (limited rights)
Since 2021
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2012
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2008
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2012
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2016
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2023
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2016
Illegal
Since 2010
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2016
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2016
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 2007
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2006
Legal
Since 2017
Blood donations by MSMsVaries by Region
Since 2012
Legal
Since 2014
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1977
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
44% Did not mention homosexuals
53% Mentioned homosexuals
28% Did not mention homosexuals
69% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
5% Justifiable
88% Not justifiable
3% Justifiable
84% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
12% Agree
69% Disagree
11% Agree
63% 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
20% Good place
68% Not a good place
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