Compare LGBT Rights in Bulgaria & Ukraine

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
50 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
60 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
27 / 100
41 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1968
Legal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Banned
Since 1996
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2024
No censorship
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2023
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2005
Legal
Since 2005
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 2003
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2023
No protections
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2016
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2004
Legal
Since 2022
Blood donations by MSMsLegal with restrictionsLegal
Since 2016
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2002
Equal
Since 2001
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