Homosexuality
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ✖ Unrecognized
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Legal, but requires surgery
    Gender-Affirming Care
    Unknown
    Non-Binary Gender Recognition
    ✖ Not legally recognized
    Discrimination
    ✔ Illegal
    Employment Discrimination
    ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
    Housing Discrimination
    ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
    Adoption
    ✖ Illegal
    Intersex Infant Surgery
    ✖ Not banned
    Military
    ✔ Legal
    Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
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History

Homosexual activity in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Homosexual activity in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is legal.

Current status
Since Oct 1991
Legal
Consensual homosexual intercourse between men has been decriminalized nationwide since 1991.
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Same-sex marriage in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Same-sex marriage in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is unrecognized.

Current status
Since Dec 28, 2005
Unrecognized
Article 6 of the FBH Family Law states: "Marriage is a union of life between a woman and a man regulated by law."
The FBH constitution does not mention marriage.

Censorship of LGBT issues in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is no censorship.

Current status
No censorship
There are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
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Right to change legal gender in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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

Current status
Legal, but requires surgery
Requires surgery.
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Gender-affirming care in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Gender-affirming care in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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

Current status
Not legally recognized
Not recognised.
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LGBT discrimination in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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LGBT discrimination in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is illegal.

Current status
Since Sep 14, 2016
Illegal
Under federal law.
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Aug 5, 2009–Sep 13, 2016
Illegal in some contexts
Under federal law.
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LGBT employment discrimination in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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

Current status
Since Sep 14, 2016
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Under federal law.
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LGBT housing discrimination in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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

Current status
Since Sep 14, 2016
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Under federal law.
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Aug 5, 2009–Sep 13, 2016
Sexual orientation only
Under federal law
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Same-sex adoption in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Same-sex adoption in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is illegal.

Current status
Since Dec 28, 2005
Illegal
Family Law of FBH entity adopted on March 3, 2005 recognizes two categories of adoption: "incomplete adoption" and "full adoption".
Only married partners and non-marital partners who have lived in the community for at least 5 years can fully adopt (Article 102). Incomplete adoption is allowed only to married partners without restrictions, and with the existence of particularly justified reasons, this type of adoption can also be enabled for non-marital partners who have lived in the community for at least 5 years and for single people (Article 104).
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Intersex infant surgery in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Intersex infant surgery in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
There is no official ban on unnecessary sex reassignment operations in infants in Federation BiH.
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Serving openly in military in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Serving openly in military in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is legal.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2006
Legal
Under federal law.
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Blood donations by MSMs in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Blood donations by MSMs in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is legal.

Current status
Since 2012
Legal
MSMs are allowed to donate blood following the same criteria as any other donor.
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Conversion therapy in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Conversion therapy in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
Not banned.
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Equal age of consent in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Equal age of consent in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is equal.

Current status
Equal
Age of consent of 14 years is equal for everyone.
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