Compare LGBT Rights in Bulgaria & Zambia

Equality Index ?
40 / 100
6 / 100
Legal Index ?
52 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
27 / 100
6 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1968
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2018
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Banned
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2024
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1930
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2023
Ambiguous
Gender-affirming careLegalBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2023
No protections
Since 1931
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2023
Ambiguous
Since 1931
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2004
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegal with restrictionsN/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2002
N/A
Since 2005
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