LGBT Rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina - Living Conditions

Living Conditions

Quite a few organizations have been working on LGBTIQ rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Organisation Q was the first LGBTIQ organization to register in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Organization Q for Promotion and Protection of Culture, Identities and Human Rights of Queer Persons was founded in September 2002, and formally registered in February 2004 on the level of BiH. . Organisation 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 reregistered in 2006. Organization Equilibrium was registered in mid 2009 on the level of Republika Srpska, and was the first organization to work out of Banja Luka. Organization Okvir was registered in mid 2011 on the level of BiH. Organization Simosyon initiated registration in 2011. Organization Viktorija is in-formation. And, organization Sarajevo Open Center (SOC), although not an LGBTIQ organization, has been working on LGBTIQ projects since June 2010.