Compare LGBT Rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina & Russia

Equality Index ?
51 / 100
23 / 100
Legal Index ?
63 / 100
24 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
39 / 100
22 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Varies by Region
Since 1993
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2020
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgeryIllegal
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2011
Banned
Since 2023
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Since 2023
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2016
No protections
Since 1993
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2016
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2016
No protections
Since 2016
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2006
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2003
Blood donations by MSMsVaries by Region
Since 2012
Legal
Since 2008
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualVaries by Region
Since 1997
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