Compare LGBT Rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina & Namibia

Equality Index ?
50 / 100
41 / 100
Legal Index ?
63 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
38 / 100
33 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Legal
Since 2024
Same-sex marriageBannedForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Since 1990
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2012
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1974
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2023
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2016
No protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2016
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2016
No protections
Since 2007
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2016
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2006
Legal
Since 2024
Blood donations by MSMsVaries by Region
Since 2012
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2024
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
44% Did not mention homosexuals
53% Mentioned homosexuals
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
5% Justifiable
88% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
12% Agree
69% Disagree
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
Region not surveyed
55% Tolerate
44% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
54% Tolerate
44% Not tolerate
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
Region not surveyed
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