Compare LGBT Rights in Russia & Bulgaria

Equality Index ?
23 / 100
38 / 100
Legal Index ?
24 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
22 / 100
27 / 100
Homosexual activityVaries by Region
Since 1993
Legal
Since 1968
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2020
Banned
Since 1991
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
State-enforced
Since 2024
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2023
Illegal
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2023
Restricted
Since 2005
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Since 2023
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1993
Illegal
Since 2023
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2016
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2023
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2023
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2003
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2004
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2008
Legal with restrictions
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentVaries by Region
Since 1997
Equal
Since 2002
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