Compare LGBT Rights in Bulgaria & Suriname

Equality Index ?
40 / 100
43 / 100
Legal Index ?
52 / 100
63 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
27 / 100
23 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1968
Legal
Since 1910
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2025
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2024
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2023
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careLegalRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2023
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2023
Sexual orientation only
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2004
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMsLegal with restrictionsLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1968
Equal
Since 2015
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