Compare LGBT Rights in Bulgaria & El Salvador

Equality Index ?
40 / 100
37 / 100
Legal Index ?
52 / 100
41 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
27 / 100
33 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1968
Legal
Since 1974
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Banned
Since 2018
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2024
State-enforced
Since 2024
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2023
Ambiguous
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careLegalBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2023
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
Sexual orientation and gender identity
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2023
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2004
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2018
Blood donations by MSMsLegal with restrictionsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2010
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1968
Unknown
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