Compare LGBT Rights in Poland & Bulgaria

Equality Index ?
53 / 100
38 / 100
Legal Index ?
62 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
44 / 100
27 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1970
Legal
Since 1968
Same-sex marriageUnregistered cohabitation
Since 2012
Banned
Since 1991
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 2020
State-enforced
Since 2024
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1995
Illegal
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1996
Restricted
Since 2005
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal
Since 2023
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2023
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 1964
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 1991
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2004
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal with restrictions
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1932
Equal
Since 2002
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