Compare LGBT Rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina & Panama

Equality Index ?
49 / 100
41 / 100
Legal Index ?
60 / 100
48 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
38 / 100
34 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Legal
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1972
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2012
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2006
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2023
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2016
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2002
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2016
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2016
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2006
N/A
Since 1989
Blood donations by MSMsVaries by Region
Since 2012
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2001
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2008
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