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LGBT Rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina

    Homosexuality
    ⚢
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ⚭
    ✖ Unrecognized
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Legal, but requires surgery
    Non-binary gender recognition
    ✖ Not legally recognized
    Discrimination
    ✔ Illegal
    Employment Discrimination
    ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
    Housing Discrimination
    ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
    Adoption
    ✖ Single only
    Military
    ✖ Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
    Donating Blood
    Varies by Region
    Conversion Therapy
    Unknown
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal

Public Opinion

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Public opinion polls in particular regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina have found that homophobic beliefs persist.

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Bosnia and Herzegovina Surveys

Orthodox Christian Support for Church's Position of Refusing to Perform Same-Sex Marriage

(Pew Research Center, 2017)
81%
Support
7%
Oppose

History

Homosexual activity in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Homosexual activity in Bosnia and Herzegovina is legal.

Current status
Since 2003
Legal
Legal nationwide since 2003
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
web.archive.org/web/2013022…//www.globalrights.org/site/DocServer/Shadow_Report_Bosnia.pdf?docID=9903
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Same-sex marriage in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Same-sex marriage in Bosnia and Herzegovina is unrecognized.

Current status
Since Oct 19, 2018
Unrecognized
On 19 October 2018, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) adopted a request for the legalisation of civil unions. The Government will now form a working group to analyse the proposal, which will need to be later adopted by the Parliament.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
asylumlaw.org/docs/sexualmi…

ba.n1info.com/English/NEWS/…
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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Bosnia and Herzegovina is no censorship.

Current status
No censorship
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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Right to change legal gender in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Right to change legal gender in Bosnia and Herzegovina is legal, but requires surgery.

Current status
Legal, but requires surgery
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
asylumlaw.org/docs/sexualmi…
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Jan 1, 2016–Sep 9, 2018
Legal, but requires surgery
Requires surgery. Missing non binary options on documents.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
nationalgeographic.com/maga…



tgeu.org/wp-content/uploads…
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Bosnia and Herzegovina is not legally recognized.

Current status
Not legally recognized
Not currently recognized.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
lgbti-era.org/content/bosni…
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LGBT discrimination in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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LGBT discrimination in Bosnia and Herzegovina is illegal.

Current status
Since Jul 23, 2009
Illegal
The law specifically states discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation is punishable by imprisonment
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
iccnow.org/documents/crimin…
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LGBT employment discrimination in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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LGBT employment discrimination in Bosnia and Herzegovina is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Since Jul 14, 2016
Sexual orientation and gender identity
In July 2016, the Bosnian Parliament adopted a bill amending anti-discrimination laws to explicitly prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity and sex characteristics.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
soc.ba/en/better-protection…
web.archive.org/web/2016082…//www.ilga-europe.org/resources/news/latest-news/anti-discrimination-law-updated-bosnia-herzegovina
rainbow-europe.org/#8625/0/0
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LGBT housing discrimination in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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LGBT housing discrimination in Bosnia and Herzegovina is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Since Jul 23, 2009
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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Same-sex adoption in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Same-sex adoption in Bosnia and Herzegovina is single only.

Current status
Since Sep 14, 2017
Single only
No laws for same sex couples.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
adoption.com/wiki/Who_Can_A…
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Serving openly in military in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Serving openly in military in Bosnia and Herzegovina is lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned.

Current status
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Serving openly for gay people is legal, this unfortunately isn’t the case for transgenders
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
nezavisne.com/novosti/bih/O…
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Blood donations by MSMs in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Blood donations by MSMs in Bosnia and Herzegovina is varies by region.

Current status
Varies by Region
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina does not discriminate towards gay and bisexual men while Republika Srpska does.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
radiosarajevo.ba/novost/919…

lgbt-prava.ba/novi-diskrimi…
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Conversion therapy in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Conversion therapy in Bosnia and Herzegovina is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Equal age of consent in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Equal age of consent in Bosnia and Herzegovina is equal.

Current status
Equal
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
ageofconsent.com/ageofconsent.htm
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LGBT Rights by canton

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