Compare LGBT Rights in Bulgaria & Eswatini

Equality Index ?
40 / 100
29 / 100
Legal Index ?
52 / 100
26 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
27 / 100
32 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1968
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1907
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2024
State-enforced
Since 1907
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2023
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1983
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2023
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2023
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 1968
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2004
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegal with restrictionsAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1968
Female equal, male N/A
Since 1907
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