Compare LGBT Rights in Belarus & Bulgaria

Equality Index ?
28 / 100
38 / 100
Legal Index ?
40 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
27 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1994
Legal
Since 1968
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Banned
Since 1991
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2020
State-enforced
Since 2024
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2010
Illegal
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2002
Restricted
Since 2005
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
Illegal
Since 2023
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2023
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2004
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal with restrictions
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1994
Equal
Since 2002
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