Compare LGBT Rights in Slovakia & Bulgaria

Equality Index ?
51 / 100
38 / 100
Legal Index ?
69 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
33 / 100
27 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1961
Legal
Since 1968
Same-sex marriageUnregistered cohabitation
Since 2018
Banned
Since 1991
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2024
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2023
Illegal
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1994
Restricted
Since 2005
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2013
Illegal
Since 2023
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2004
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2018
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2023
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1993
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2004
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (1-year deferral)Legal with restrictions
Conversion therapyNot banned
Since 2018
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2002
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