Compare LGBT Rights in Bulgaria & Slovakia

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
51 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
69 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
27 / 100
33 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1968
Legal
Since 1961
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Unregistered cohabitation
Since 2018
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2024
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2023
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2005
Legal
Since 1994
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2023
Illegal
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2004
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2023
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2018
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2004
Legal
Since 1993
Blood donations by MSMsLegal with restrictionsBanned (1-year deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 2018
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2002
Equal
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