Compare LGBT Rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina & Montenegro

Equality Index ?
51 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
63 / 100
71 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
39 / 100
36 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Legal
Since 1977
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedCivil unions (limited rights)
Since 2021
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgeryLegal, but requires surgery
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2011
Legal
Since 1997
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
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
Ambiguous
Since 2010
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
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
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