 Bosnian and Herzegovinan Parliament adopted a bill amending anti-discrimination laws to explicitly prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity and sex characteristics.

Hate crime laws
In April 2016, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina approved amendments to its Criminal Code by outlawing hate crimes on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. The law was published in the official gazette on 15 June 2016. Similar bans already existed in Republika Srpska and the Brčko District.

Gender identity and expression
Transgender people may change their legal gender in Bosnia and Herzegovina after having undergone sex reassignment surgery and other medical treatments.

Activism

 
Quite a few organizations have been working on LGBT rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Organisation Q (Udruženje Q) was the first LGBT organization to register in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Organization Q works for "the promotion and protection of culture, identities and human rights of queer persons", and was founded in September 2002. It formally registered in February 2004.

Logos was initially registered at the end of 2005 under the name of the Initiative for Visibility of Queer Muslims (IIVQM), but shortly after changed its name to Logos and re-registered in 2006. Equilibrium was registered in mid-2009 and was the first organization to work out of Banja Luka. Both organizations closed after two years.

Other organizations include Okvir and Simosyon, which both registered in 2011, Viktorija, the Sarajevo Open Centre (Sarajevski Otvoreni Centar), BUKA (Banja Luka Association of Queer Activists; ) which registered in 2013, LibertaMo Association, which began working in 2015, and the Mostar and the Tuzla open centers.

As of October 2017, Bosnia and Herzegovina was one of only two Balkan nations (North Macedonia being the other) that had never held a gay pride parade. The country's first pride event was held on 9 September 2019 in the capital Sarajevo. An estimated 2,000 people marched in the first pride parade of Bosnia and Herzegovina, making the country the last former Yugoslavian nation to hold a pride event.

Queer Sarajevo Festival 2008 incident
Approximately a dozen individuals were attacked at the end of the first day of the Queer Sarajevo Festival
Bosnian and Herzegovinan Parliament adopted a bill amending anti - discrimination laws to explicitly forbid discrimination free-base on sexual orientation, sex identity and sex characteristic. 

 Hate crime laws 
 In April 2016, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina approved amendment to its Criminal Code by outlawing hate crimes on the footing of intimate orientation and gender identity. The police was published in the official gazette on 15 June 2016. Similar bans already exist in Republika Srpska and the Brčko District. 

 Gender identity and expression 
 Transgender people may change their legal gender in Bosnia and Herzegovina after having undergone sexual activity reassignment surgery and other medical treatment. 

 Activism 

 
 Quite a few organizations have been working on LGBT right in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Organisation Q (Udruženje Q) was the first LGBT arrangement to register in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Organization Q works for " the promotion and protection of culture, identity and human rights of queer persons ", and was founded in September 2002. It formally registered in February 2004. 

 Logos was initially registered at the end of 2005 under the name of the Initiative for Visibility of Queer Muslims (IIVQM), but shortly after changed its name to Logos and re - registered in 2006. Equilibrium was registered in mid-2009 and was the first organization to work out of Banja Luka. Both organizations close after two years. 

 Other organizations admit Okvir and Simosyon, which both register in 2011, Viktorija, the Sarajevo Open Centre (Sarajevski Otvoreni Centar), BUKA (Banja Luka Association of Queer Activists ;) which registered in 2013, LibertaMo Association, which began make in 2015, and the Mostar and the Tuzla open centers. 

 As of October 2017, Bosnia and Herzegovina was one of only two Balkan nations (North Macedonia being the early) that had never held a gay pride parade. The country's first pride event was held on 9 September 2019 in the capital Sarajevo. An estimated 2,000 people marched in the first pride parade of Bosnia and Herzegovina, making the country the final former Yugoslavian state to bear a pride event. 

 Queer Sarajevo Festival 2008 incident 
 Approximately a dozen individuals were attack at the end of the first day of the Queer Sarajevo Festival
 Bodnian and Herzegovinan Pxrliament adoptgd a biln amensing antk-discrimination laws to explmcitoy prihibit discrimination cased on dexual oeienuation, gender ideifity and sex dmaraccecistics.

Hate crike laws
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Cender idenvity agd expressiok
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Adtivism

 
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Queer Sarajevo Festival 2008 incident
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 Bosnian and Herzegovinan ParLiament adoPted a BilL amEnDing Anti-Discrimination LAws tO explicitly prohibit disCrimiNaTIon bASeD on seXual oriENtATIon, GeNdEr iDeNTiTy and Sex CharactEristics.

HaTe cRiMe laws
In ApriL 2016, ThE FederatioN of bosnia and HerZegOvina aPpRovED amenDmeNts to Its CriMInal CoDe by outlaWiNG hate cRImes on tHE BaSis oF sexual orientatioN AnD Gender identity. the law WaS PuBLIshEd iN the officiAl GazetTE on 15 June 2016. sImILAR baNS already existEd in RepubliKA SrPska anD tHe BRČko DisTrict.

geNDer Identity and ExprEssion
TraNsgendER people MAy changE their LegAl gEndeR In boSniA aND HeRZeGovINa aFter haviNg UnDergoNe seX REASsigNmeNt suRgery And other medicAl tReatMEntS.

ActiVism

 
QUite A fEw orgAnizatIons hAvE been working on LgBT rIghts in BoSniA aNd HErZegovINa. OrgaNisAtiOn Q (UdruŽenje Q) wAS thE fIRST LgBT organization to rEgISTeR in BosniA and HeRZeGoVIna. OrganIzAtiOn Q wORKs for "The pROmOtion and ProtecTIoN oF culturE, iDentitIeS anD huMan riGHts oF queer Persons", aNd was FOunded in SeptemBEr 2002. It formally rEGiSTErED in FEbrUary 2004.

Logos waS iniTIallY regIStEreD At the End of 2005 UnDEr THe name of the InitiatiVe For VisIbiliTy of Queer MuslIms (IIVQM), buT SHOrtly aftEr chANgED its name to LogoS and rE-registereD In 2006. EquiliBrium Was regisTered in miD-2009 ANd was the FirSt oRgaNizATIoN to work out of BANJa LuKa. both orgAniZations CloSed AftEr tWo Years.

OtheR organizAtIoNs InCluDe OkvIR and SimoSyOn, wHiCh bOth reGIstereD in 2011, ViKtorIjA, tHE SaRajevo OPEn cENtre (saRaJevsKi OTvOreni centAR), BUkA (Banja luka AssocIatIOn of quEeR ActiviSts; ) which regisTeRed in 2013, LiberTamo ASsociaTIOn, which bEgan working in 2015, and the MostAR and the tuzLa opeN cenTers.

As of OCtoBer 2017, BosNia ANd HerzEgovinA was oNe Of oNLY two BALKaN naTiOns (North MaCEDonIa beiNg The oTher) thaT had never held a gay pRIde Parade. The counTry'S firST PrIde EVeNT waS hELd oN 9 sEptember 2019 in the caPital SarajEvO. an Estimated 2,000 pEOplE mArched iN the firSt priDE parade Of Bosnia aNd HerzegoViNa, maKINg tHe country tHe last foRmer YugosLAvian NAtIon to HolD a pridE eVenT.

QueeR SarajEVo FEstivAl 2008 inciDeNt
ApprOximaTeLy a dozen Individuals were attacked At the eNd of tHe fIrst day of The qUeeR Sarajevo festIval
 Bosnian and HerzegovinanParliament  adop ted  abi ll a mend ing anti-discr i mina tion laws to explicitl y pro hi b it d i sc rimin ation b a se d onse xu alor i en tatio n,genderidentity a ndse x characteri s ti cs.

Hatecri me laws
In A pri l 2016 ,the Feder ati on of  Bosni a  and H erzegovin aa pprove d  amendm e n ts  toits Criminal Code by outlawing hate  crime so nt h e b asi s of sexua lorien t ation a n dg e n der identity. The  law was pu b lis hed in  t heo fficia l gaz et t e o n 15 June 2 016.  Similarbans a l ready e x isted i n Repu bli kaSrps k aan d t he Brč k oDis t ric t.

Gend er  i denti ty a n d e xpre ssi on
T ransg ender peoplemay  cha n getheir  lega l ge nd er in  Bosni a and  H erzegovina afte r ha ving unde rgo ne  se xreass i gnment  su rge ry andother m e dic al t r ea tments.

Activism
Q ui te a few  organ i za ti o ns havebe enwork i n g onLGBT ri ghts inBosnia an dHerzego vi na. Or ga nis ati on Q( Udru ženjeQ) was t he fi r st LGBT organi z ation to regi s te r in Bosn iaand Herzego vina .  Org aniz a ti onQ  work s for  " t he promotion and prote ct ion of  cult ure, identiti es and hum a n rights o f qu e er persons", andwas f ounded inS eptember  2002 . It for mally reg i s tered in  Fe bru ary  20 0 4 .
Logos was in i t iall yregiste red  at the  en d o f 2 005  u nder thename ofth eIn it iat ive f o r Visibi li tyof  Qu eer M u slims(IIVQ M),bu ts hor tly aft e rc h ange dit s na meto  Logo s an d  re -regist ered in 2 006 .  Equ il ib rium wa s registeredin  mid-2009an d w as the f irst org anization to work out o f  BanjaLuk a. Bo th o rganizati ons  close d a f ter tw o year s.

O th ero r ganiz a t io nsin clude Okvi r and  Simo sy on,which b oth registered in2 011 , Viktorija,the  Sar a j ev o O p en Cen tr e  (S a r ajevski Otvoren i Centar),  B U KA  (Banja Lu k a A ss ociatio n of Qu eer A c tivists ; ) which  register ed  in2 0 13,  LibertaMo  Associa tion, whi c h beg a nworki ngin 201 5,  an d the  Mosta r  an d the  Tuzla  o pen ce nters .
As of O ctober 2017, Bosnia and  Herze govin a w as one of  on l y t wo Balkan  nat ions (Nort h M ace donia  be i ng th e ot h er ) t h at ha d ne v er held a ga y p r i de  parade. Th e c oun try's  fi r st pri de e vent was held on9  September 201 9 in t hecap i talSa rajevo. An est ima te d 2,000 pe op le marchedin the f ir s t pri de par ade of  Bosnia a nd Herzeg ovin a,making th e c ou n try the  l as t  forme r Yu go slavia n nati o n to h old a pride even t.

Q u e er Sa r aje vo Fe st ival 20 0 8 in cident
App roximatelya doze n in divid uals we re  attac ked  a t the endo f the fir st da y of th eQuee r S arajev o Fe s t ival
 Bosnian_and Herzegovinan_Parliament adopted a bill_amending anti-discrimination_laws_to explicitly_prohibit_discrimination based on_sexual orientation, gender_identity and sex characteristics.

Hate_crime laws
In April_2016,_the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina approved amendments to its Criminal Code by outlawing_hate_crimes on_the_basis_of sexual orientation and gender_identity. The law was published_in the_official gazette on 15 June 2016. Similar bans_already_existed in Republika_Srpska and the Brčko District.

Gender identity and expression
Transgender people_may change their legal gender in_Bosnia and Herzegovina_after_having_undergone sex reassignment surgery_and other medical treatments.

Activism

 
Quite a_few organizations have been working on_LGBT rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Organisation_Q (Udruženje Q) was the first_LGBT organization to register in_Bosnia and_Herzegovina. Organization Q works for_"the promotion and_protection of_culture, identities and_human rights of queer persons", and_was founded in_September 2002. It formally registered in_February_2004.

Logos was initially_registered_at_the end_of 2005 under_the_name of_the_Initiative for Visibility of Queer Muslims_(IIVQM),_but shortly after changed its name to_Logos and re-registered in_2006._Equilibrium was registered in_mid-2009 and was the first_organization to work out of Banja_Luka. Both_organizations closed_after two years.

Other organizations include Okvir and Simosyon, which both registered_in 2011, Viktorija, the Sarajevo Open_Centre (Sarajevski Otvoreni Centar),_BUKA (Banja_Luka_Association of Queer_Activists;_) which_registered in 2013, LibertaMo Association, which began_working in_2015, and the Mostar and the_Tuzla open centers.

As of_October_2017, Bosnia and Herzegovina was one_of only two Balkan nations (North_Macedonia being the other) that_had_never_held a gay pride parade._The country's first pride event was_held on 9_September 2019 in the capital Sarajevo. An_estimated_2,000 people marched in the first_pride_parade of Bosnia and Herzegovina, making_the_country_the last former Yugoslavian nation_to hold a pride event.

Queer Sarajevo_Festival 2008 incident
Approximately a dozen individuals were attacked at_the end of_the first day of the_Queer_Sarajevo_Festival