Bosnia and Herzegovina: Is it acceptable for you that your child is an LGBT person?

14.4%
Completely acceptable
14.6%
Somewhat acceptable
11.8%
Somewhat unacceptable
42.7%
Completely unacceptable
Submitted by Aleksandar  

Impact on the Equality Index

Score29 / 100
Weight100 / 100
Time decay factor (2 years)0.75 (0.751)
Adjusted weight (after time decay)75 / 100

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