Compare LGBT Rights in Bulgaria & Sao Tome and Principe

Equality Index ?
40 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
52 / 100
50 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
27 / 100
44 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1968
Legal
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2024
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2023
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegalUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2023
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
Sexual orientation only
Since 2019
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2023
Unknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyUnknown
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 restrictionsUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1968
Unknown
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