Compare LGBT Rights in Bulgaria & Belarus

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
28 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
40 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
27 / 100
16 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1968
Legal
Since 1994
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Banned
Since 1996
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2024
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 2020
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2023
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2010
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2005
Legal
Since 2002
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2023
No protections
Since 1991
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2023
No protections
Since 1991
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2004
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegal with restrictionsLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2002
Equal
Since 1994
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