Compare LGBT Rights in Bulgaria & Romania

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
46 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
58 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
27 / 100
34 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1968
Legal
Since 2001
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Banned
Since 2009
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2024
No censorship
Since 2020
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2023
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1996
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2005
Legal
Since 1999
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2023
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2000
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
Sexual orientation only
Since 2000
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2023
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2000
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2004
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegal with restrictionsLegal
Since 2008
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2002
Equal
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