Entry #10204: Censorship of LGBT issues in Bulgaria

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Region	Bulgaria
Issue	Censorship of LGBT issues
Status	State-enforced
Start Date	Aug 15, 2024
End Date	(none)
Description	On August 7th, the Bulgarian parliament passed a law prohibiting so-called 'LGBT propaganda' in schools. The parliament vote 135 for, 57 against. The bill took effect on August 15th after the president signed the bill into law the previous day.
Sources	https://www.24chasa.bg/bulgaria/article/18605874 https://www.politico.eu/article/bulgaria-anti-lgbtq-law-ban-propaganda-school-ruman-rudev/
Federal Law	Yes

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Revision History (30)

Aug 16, 2024

edited by Unknownmiles. The bill took effect today

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Start Date	Aug 7, 2024	Aug 15, 2024
Description	On August 7th, the Bulgarian parliament passed a law prohibiting so-called 'LGBT propaganda' in schools. The parliament vote 135 for, 57 against.	On August 7th, the Bulgarian parliament passed a law prohibiting so-called 'LGBT propaganda' in schools. The parliament vote 135 for, 57 against. The bill took effect on August 15th after the president signed the bill into law the previous day.
Description	Show Difference On August 7th, the Bulgarian parliament passed a law prohibiting so-called 'LGBT propaganda' in schools. The parliament vote 135 for, 57 against. The bill took effect on August 15th after the president signed the bill into law the previous day.
Federal Law	No	Yes
Sources	https://www.24chasa.bg/bulgaria/article/18605874	https://www.24chasa.bg/bulgaria/article/18605874 https://www.politico.eu/article/bulgaria-anti-lgbtq-law-ban-propaganda-school-ruman-rudev/
Sources	Show Difference https://www.24chasa.bg/bulgaria/article/18605874 https://www.24chasa.bg/bulgaria/article/18605874 https://www.politico.eu/article/bulgaria-anti-lgbtq-law-ban-propaganda-school-ruman-rudev/

Aug 7, 2024

edited by Unknownmiles. fixing description

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	Old Value	New Value
Description	On 7th August Bulgarian parliament passed a law prohibiting the so-called 'LGBT propaganda' in schools and defined homosexuality/bisexuality as non-traditional sexual orientations.	On August 7th, the Bulgarian parliament passed a law prohibiting so-called 'LGBT propaganda' in schools. The parliament vote 135 for, 57 against.
Description	Show Difference On 7th August Bulgarian parliament passed a law prohibiting the so-called 'LGBT propaganda' in schools and defined homosexuality/bisexuality as non-traditional sexual orientations. 7th, the Bulgarian parliament passed a law prohibiting so-called 'LGBT propaganda' in schools. The parliament vote 135 for, 57 against.

Aug 7, 2024

edited by bg98. Bulgarian parliament passed a new law.

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	No censorship	State-enforced
Start Date	1990	Aug 7, 2024
Description	No official censorship since the fall of communism in 1991. Will likely be condemned if brought back	On 7th August Bulgarian parliament passed a law prohibiting the so-called 'LGBT propaganda' in schools and defined homosexuality/bisexuality as non-traditional sexual orientations.
Description	Show Difference No official censorship since the fall of communism in 1991. Will likely be condemned if brought back On 7th August Bulgarian parliament passed a law prohibiting the so-called 'LGBT propaganda' in schools and defined homosexuality/bisexuality as non-traditional sexual orientations.
Sources	https://www-rferl-org.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.rferl.org/amp/bulgaria-lgbt-police-union/31914055.html?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16936484268973&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rferl.org%2Fa%2Fbulgaria-lgbt-police-union%2F31914055.html https://emerging-europe.com/news/bulgaria-once-led-the-way-on-lgbt-rights-in-emerging-europe-not-any-more/https://balkaninsight.com/2023/06/15/belgian-movie-fans-nationalist-anti-lgbt-hatred-in-bulgaria/ https://www-rferl-org.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.rferl.org/amp/bulgaria-lgbt-police-union/31914055.html?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16936747646915&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rferl.org%2Fa%2Fbulgaria-lgbt-police-union%2F31914055.html	https://www.24chasa.bg/bulgaria/article/18605874
Sources	Show Difference https://www-rferl-org.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.rferl.org/amp/bulgaria-lgbt-police-union/31914055.html?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16936484268973&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rferl.org%2Fa%2Fbulgaria-lgbt-police-union%2F31914055.html https://emerging-europe.com/news/bulgaria-once-led-the-way-on-lgbt-rights-in-emerging-europe-not-any-more/https://balkaninsight.com/2023/06/15/belgian-movie-fans-nationalist-anti-lgbt-hatred-in-bulgaria/ https://www-rferl-org.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.rferl.org/amp/bulgaria-lgbt-police-union/31914055.html?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16936747646915&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rferl.org%2Fa%2Fbulgaria-lgbt-police-union%2F31914055.html https://www.24chasa.bg/bulgaria/article/18605874

Oct 2, 2023

edited by Canadianstudent03. This entry was previously vandalised to make Bulgaria seem “more homophobic” than it actually is.

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	State-enforced	No censorship
Description	Anti-gay parades and TV shows have been taken down due to homosexual activity. A bisexual was also shunned in the country	No official censorship since the fall of communism in 1991. Will likely be condemned if brought back
Description	Show Difference Anti-gay parades and TV shows have been taken down due to homosexual activity. A bisexual was also shunned in the country No official censorship since the fall of communism in 1991. Will likely be condemned if brought back

Oct 1, 2023

edited by Vito12. Making this change because it is not correct

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	No censorship	State-enforced
Description	No official censorship since the fall of homophobic communism. Will be condemned if ever put in place.	Anti-gay parades and TV shows have been taken down due to homosexual activity. A bisexual was also shunned in the country
Description	Show Difference No official censorship since the fall of homophobic communism. Will be condemned if ever put in place. Anti-gay parades and TV shows have been taken down due to homosexual activity. A bisexual was also shunned in the country

Oct 1, 2023

edited by Canadianstudent03. No one change this, I want people to avoid getting banned and changing facts

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	State-enforced	No censorship
Description		No official censorship since the fall of homophobic communism. Will be condemned if ever put in place.
Description	Show Difference No official censorship since the fall of homophobic communism. Will be condemned if ever put in place.

Sep 29, 2023

edited by danlev. Emptying entry due to edit war. Description was written too informally. Please review description guidelines. Conversations and dialog should not be happening in public description section of entries. Join our Discord if you want to discuss with others.

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Description	There is mainly no censorship in Bulgaria. However, most TV shows with Homosexuality acts have been or most likely banned. Moreover, most of the time if there is a LGBTQ parade there is also a anti-gay parade. For example in June there was a massive protest against LGBTQ family rights which I will put in the source box to check out. Also there has not been many parades in Bulgaria, as a incident in Burgas they were throwing rocks and other stuff at the parade. There has been LGBTQ+ advertisements however, they either have been taken down or vandalised. Also a bisexual officer set up a LGBTQ union but was shunned which I will also put in the source box. Most schools are not allowed to teach and promote LGBTQ+ Topics. Most homophobic propaganda put up is not taken down or vandilased. And there was once a The Amazing World of Gumball episode banned in bulgaria for having homosexual activity in the episode. Most of this kind of like Indonesia. For other mods do not change this as I'm pretty sure my info is correct it took a while to find all of this info so if it is wrong please put a lot of info. Thank you. I will add extra info soon. No Official Censorship since the fall of homophobic Marxism, will likely be condemned if
Description	Show Difference There is mainly no censorship in Bulgaria. However, most TV shows with Homosexuality acts have been or most likely banned. Moreover, most of the time if there is a LGBTQ parade there is also a anti-gay parade. For example in June there was a massive protest against LGBTQ family rights which I will put in the source box to check out. Also there has not been many parades in Bulgaria, as a incident in Burgas they were throwing rocks and other stuff at the parade. There has been LGBTQ+ advertisements however, they either have been taken down or vandalised. Also a bisexual officer set up a LGBTQ union but was shunned which I will also put in the source box. Most schools are not allowed to teach and promote LGBTQ+ Topics. Most homophobic propaganda put up is not taken down or vandilased. And there was once a The Amazing World of Gumball episode banned in bulgaria for having homosexual activity in the episode. Most of this kind of like Indonesia. For other mods do not change this as I'm pretty sure my info is correct it took a while to find all of this info so if it is wrong please put a lot of info. Thank you. I will add extra info soon. No Official Censorship since the fall of homophobic Marxism, will likely be condemned if

Sep 29, 2023

edited by Vito123. Making this change because it is not correct

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	No censorship	State-enforced
Description	No Official Censorship since the fall of homophobic Marxism, will likely be condemned if put in place.	There is mainly no censorship in Bulgaria. However, most TV shows with Homosexuality acts have been or most likely banned. Moreover, most of the time if there is a LGBTQ parade there is also a anti-gay parade. For example in June there was a massive protest against LGBTQ family rights which I will put in the source box to check out. Also there has not been many parades in Bulgaria, as a incident in Burgas they were throwing rocks and other stuff at the parade. There has been LGBTQ+ advertisements however, they either have been taken down or vandalised. Also a bisexual officer set up a LGBTQ union but was shunned which I will also put in the source box. Most schools are not allowed to teach and promote LGBTQ+ Topics. Most homophobic propaganda put up is not taken down or vandilased. And there was once a The Amazing World of Gumball episode banned in bulgaria for having homosexual activity in the episode. Most of this kind of like Indonesia. For other mods do not change this as I'm pretty sure my info is correct it took a while to find all of this info so if it is wrong please put a lot of info. Thank you. I will add extra info soon. No Official Censorship since the fall of homophobic Marxism, will likely be condemned if
Description	Show Difference No Official Censorship since the fall of homophobic Marxism, will likely be condemned if put in place. There is mainly no censorship in Bulgaria. However, most TV shows with Homosexuality acts have been or most likely banned. Moreover, most of the time if there is a LGBTQ parade there is also a anti-gay parade. For example in June there was a massive protest against LGBTQ family rights which I will put in the source box to check out. Also there has not been many parades in Bulgaria, as a incident in Burgas they were throwing rocks and other stuff at the parade. There has been LGBTQ+ advertisements however, they either have been taken down or vandalised. Also a bisexual officer set up a LGBTQ union but was shunned which I will also put in the source box. Most schools are not allowed to teach and promote LGBTQ+ Topics. Most homophobic propaganda put up is not taken down or vandilased. And there was once a The Amazing World of Gumball episode banned in bulgaria for having homosexual activity in the episode. Most of this kind of like Indonesia. For other mods do not change this as I'm pretty sure my info is correct it took a while to find all of this info so if it is wrong please put a lot of info. Thank you. I will add extra info soon. No Official Censorship since the fall of homophobic Marxism, will likely be condemned if

Sep 29, 2023

edited by Canadianstudent03. Making this change because it’s not correct

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	State-enforced	No censorship
Description	There is mainly no censorship in Bulgaria. However, most TV shows with Homosexuality acts have been or most likely banned. Moreover, most of the time if there is a LGBTQ parade there is also a anti-gay parade. For example in June there was a massive protest against LGBTQ family rights which I will put in the source box to check out. Also there has not been many parades in Bulgaria, as a incident in Burgas they were throwing rocks and other stuff at the parade. There has been LGBTQ+ advertisements however, they either have been taken down or vandalised. Also a bisexual officer set up a LGBTQ union but was shunned which I will also put in the source box. Most schools are not allowed to teach and promote LGBTQ+ Topics. Most homophobic propaganda put up is not taken down or vandilased. And there was once a The Amazing World of Gumball episode banned in bulgaria for having homosexual activity in the episode. Most of this kind of like Indonesia. For other mods do not change this as I'm pretty sure my info is correct it took a while to find all of this info so if it is wrong please put a lot of info. Thank you. I will add extra info soon.	No Official Censorship since the fall of homophobic Marxism, will likely be condemned if put in place.
Description	Show Difference There is mainly no censorship in Bulgaria. However, most TV shows with Homosexuality acts have been or most likely banned. Moreover, most of the time if there is a LGBTQ parade there is also a anti-gay parade. For example in June there was a massive protest against LGBTQ family rights which I will put in the source box to check out. Also there has not been many parades in Bulgaria, as a incident in Burgas they were throwing rocks and other stuff at the parade. There has been LGBTQ+ advertisements however, they either have been taken down or vandalised. Also a bisexual officer set up a LGBTQ union but was shunned which I will also put in the source box. Most schools are not allowed to teach and promote LGBTQ+ Topics. Most homophobic propaganda put up is not taken down or vandilased. And there was once a The Amazing World of Gumball episode banned in bulgaria for having homosexual activity in the episode. Most of this kind of like Indonesia. For other mods do not change this as I'm pretty sure my info is correct it took a while to find all of this info so if it is wrong please put a lot of info. Thank you. I will add extra info soon. No Official Censorship since the fall of homophobic Marxism, will likely be condemned if put in place.

Sep 22, 2023

edited by Vito12. Making this change because it is not correct.

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Value	(REMOVED)	State-enforced
Special Status	Ambiguous	(REMOVED)

Sep 22, 2023

edited by XabBG. Mostly no censorship, some censorship on TV are because Bulgaria has the same feed as Russia

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Value	State-enforced	(REMOVED)
Special Status	(REMOVED)	Ambiguous

Sep 6, 2023

edited by Vito12. Adding even more info

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	Old Value	New Value
Description	There is mainly no censorship in Bulgaria. However, most TV shows with Homosexuality acts have been or most likely banned. Moreover, most of the time if there is a LGBTQ parade there is also a anti-gay parade. For example in June there was a massive protest against LGBTQ family rights which I will put in the source box to check out. Also there has not been many parades in Bulgaria, as a incident in Burgas they were throwing rocks and other stuff at the parade. There has been LGBTQ+ advertisements however, they either have been taken down or vandalised. Also a bisexual officer set up a LGBTQ union but was shunned which I will also put in the source box. Most schools are not allowed to teach and promote LGBTQ+ Topics. Most homophobic propaganda put up is not taken down or vandilased. And there was once a The Amazing World of Gumball episode banned in bulgaria for having homosexual activity in the episode. For other mods do not change this as I'm pretty sure my info is correct it took a while to find all of this info so if it is wrong please put a lot of info. Thank you. I will add extra info soon.	There is mainly no censorship in Bulgaria. However, most TV shows with Homosexuality acts have been or most likely banned. Moreover, most of the time if there is a LGBTQ parade there is also a anti-gay parade. For example in June there was a massive protest against LGBTQ family rights which I will put in the source box to check out. Also there has not been many parades in Bulgaria, as a incident in Burgas they were throwing rocks and other stuff at the parade. There has been LGBTQ+ advertisements however, they either have been taken down or vandalised. Also a bisexual officer set up a LGBTQ union but was shunned which I will also put in the source box. Most schools are not allowed to teach and promote LGBTQ+ Topics. Most homophobic propaganda put up is not taken down or vandilased. And there was once a The Amazing World of Gumball episode banned in bulgaria for having homosexual activity in the episode. Most of this kind of like Indonesia. For other mods do not change this as I'm pretty sure my info is correct it took a while to find all of this info so if it is wrong please put a lot of info. Thank you. I will add extra info soon.
Description	Show Difference There is mainly no censorship in Bulgaria. However, most TV shows with Homosexuality acts have been or most likely banned. Moreover, most of the time if there is a LGBTQ parade there is also a anti-gay parade. For example in June there was a massive protest against LGBTQ family rights which I will put in the source box to check out. Also there has not been many parades in Bulgaria, as a incident in Burgas they were throwing rocks and other stuff at the parade. There has been LGBTQ+ advertisements however, they either have been taken down or vandalised. Also a bisexual officer set up a LGBTQ union but was shunned which I will also put in the source box. Most schools are not allowed to teach and promote LGBTQ+ Topics. Most homophobic propaganda put up is not taken down or vandilased. And there was once a The Amazing World of Gumball episode banned in bulgaria for having homosexual activity in the episode. For other mods do not change this as I'm pretty sure my info is correct it took a while to find all of this info so if it is wrong please put a lot of info. Thank you. I will add extra info soon. Most of this kind of like Indonesia. For other mods do not change this as I'm pretty sure my info is correct it took a while to find all of this info so if it is wrong please put a lot of info. Thank you. I will add extra info soon.

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Status is not correct "While yes indeed, there are people who vandalize LGBTQ ads - the discrimination is not state enforced. Schools are allowed to  teach about LGBT rights, this can be seen in a 6th grade "human and nature" book that is state approved.  "
Sep 17, 2023

Sep 5, 2023

edited by Vito12. Adding info

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	Old Value	New Value
Description	There is mainly no censorship in Bulgaria. However, most TV shows with Homosexuality acts have been or most likely banned. Moreover, most of the time if there is a LGBTQ parade there is also a anti-gay parade. For example in June there was a massive protest against LGBTQ family rights which I will put in the source box to check out. Also there has not been many parades in Bulgaria, as a incident in Burgas they were throwing rocks and other stuff at the parade. There has been LGBTQ+ advertisements however, they either have been taken down or vandalised. Also a bisexual officer set up a LGBTQ union but was shunned which I will also put in the source box. Most schools are not allowed to teach and promote LGBTQ+ Topics. Most homophobic propaganda put up is not taken down or vandilased For other mods do not change this as I'm pretty sure my info is correct it took a while to find all of this info so if it is wrong please put a lot of info. Thank you. I will add extra info soon.	There is mainly no censorship in Bulgaria. However, most TV shows with Homosexuality acts have been or most likely banned. Moreover, most of the time if there is a LGBTQ parade there is also a anti-gay parade. For example in June there was a massive protest against LGBTQ family rights which I will put in the source box to check out. Also there has not been many parades in Bulgaria, as a incident in Burgas they were throwing rocks and other stuff at the parade. There has been LGBTQ+ advertisements however, they either have been taken down or vandalised. Also a bisexual officer set up a LGBTQ union but was shunned which I will also put in the source box. Most schools are not allowed to teach and promote LGBTQ+ Topics. Most homophobic propaganda put up is not taken down or vandilased. And there was once a The Amazing World of Gumball episode banned in bulgaria for having homosexual activity in the episode. For other mods do not change this as I'm pretty sure my info is correct it took a while to find all of this info so if it is wrong please put a lot of info. Thank you. I will add extra info soon.
Description	Show Difference There is mainly no censorship in Bulgaria. However, most TV shows with Homosexuality acts have been or most likely banned. Moreover, most of the time if there is a LGBTQ parade there is also a anti-gay parade. For example in June there was a massive protest against LGBTQ family rights which I will put in the source box to check out. Also there has not been many parades in Bulgaria, as a incident in Burgas they were throwing rocks and other stuff at the parade. There has been LGBTQ+ advertisements however, they either have been taken down or vandalised. Also a bisexual officer set up a LGBTQ union but was shunned which I will also put in the source box. Most schools are not allowed to teach and promote LGBTQ+ Topics. Most homophobic propaganda put up is not taken down or vandilased For other mods do not change this as I'm pretty sure my info is correct it took a while to find all of this info so if it is wrong please put a lot of info. Thank you. I will add extra info soon. vandilased. And there was once a The Amazing World of Gumball episode banned in bulgaria for having homosexual activity in the episode. For other mods do not change this as I'm pretty sure my info is correct it took a while to find all of this info so if it is wrong please put a lot of info. Thank you. I will add extra info soon.

Sep 4, 2023

edited by Vito12. Don't change this

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Description	There is mainly no censorship in Bulgaria. However, most TV shows with Homosexuality acts have been or most likely banned. Moreover, most of the time if there is a LGBTQ parade there is also a anti-gay parade. For example in June there was a massive protest against LGBTQ family rights which I will put in the source box to check out. Also there has not been many parades in Bulgaria, as a incident in Burgas they were throwing rocks and other stuff at the parade. There has been LGBTQ+ advertisements however, they either have been taken down or vandalised. Also a bisexual officer set up a LGBTQ union but was shunned which I will also put in the source box. Most schools are not allowed to teach and promote LGBTQ+ Topics.	There is mainly no censorship in Bulgaria. However, most TV shows with Homosexuality acts have been or most likely banned. Moreover, most of the time if there is a LGBTQ parade there is also a anti-gay parade. For example in June there was a massive protest against LGBTQ family rights which I will put in the source box to check out. Also there has not been many parades in Bulgaria, as a incident in Burgas they were throwing rocks and other stuff at the parade. There has been LGBTQ+ advertisements however, they either have been taken down or vandalised. Also a bisexual officer set up a LGBTQ union but was shunned which I will also put in the source box. Most schools are not allowed to teach and promote LGBTQ+ Topics. Most homophobic propaganda put up is not taken down or vandilased For other mods do not change this as I'm pretty sure my info is correct it took a while to find all of this info so if it is wrong please put a lot of info. Thank you. I will add extra info soon.
Description	Show Difference There is mainly no censorship in Bulgaria. However, most TV shows with Homosexuality acts have been or most likely banned. Moreover, most of the time if there is a LGBTQ parade there is also a anti-gay parade. For example in June there was a massive protest against LGBTQ family rights which I will put in the source box to check out. Also there has not been many parades in Bulgaria, as a incident in Burgas they were throwing rocks and other stuff at the parade. There has been LGBTQ+ advertisements however, they either have been taken down or vandalised. Also a bisexual officer set up a LGBTQ union but was shunned which I will also put in the source box. Most schools are not allowed to teach and promote LGBTQ+ Topics. Most homophobic propaganda put up is not taken down or vandilased For other mods do not change this as I'm pretty sure my info is correct it took a while to find all of this info so if it is wrong please put a lot of info. Thank you. I will add extra info soon.

Sep 3, 2023

edited by Vito12. Making this change because it is not correct.

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Description	There is mainly no censorship in Bulgaria. However, most TV shows with Homosexuality acts have been or most likely banned. Moreover, most of the time if there is a LGBTQ parade there is also a anti-gay parade. For example in June there was a massive protest against LGBTQ family rights which I will put in the source box to check out. Also there has not been many parades in Bulgaria, as a incident in Burgas they were throwing rocks and other stuff at the parade. There has been LGBTQ+ advertisements however, they either have been taken down or vandalised. Also a bisexual officer set up a LGBTQ union but was shunned which I will also put in the source box.	There is mainly no censorship in Bulgaria. However, most TV shows with Homosexuality acts have been or most likely banned. Moreover, most of the time if there is a LGBTQ parade there is also a anti-gay parade. For example in June there was a massive protest against LGBTQ family rights which I will put in the source box to check out. Also there has not been many parades in Bulgaria, as a incident in Burgas they were throwing rocks and other stuff at the parade. There has been LGBTQ+ advertisements however, they either have been taken down or vandalised. Also a bisexual officer set up a LGBTQ union but was shunned which I will also put in the source box. Most schools are not allowed to teach and promote LGBTQ+ Topics.
Description	Show Difference There is mainly no censorship in Bulgaria. However, most TV shows with Homosexuality acts have been or most likely banned. Moreover, most of the time if there is a LGBTQ parade there is also a anti-gay parade. For example in June there was a massive protest against LGBTQ family rights which I will put in the source box to check out. Also there has not been many parades in Bulgaria, as a incident in Burgas they were throwing rocks and other stuff at the parade. There has been LGBTQ+ advertisements however, they either have been taken down or vandalised. Also a bisexual officer set up a LGBTQ union but was shunned which I will also put in the source box. Most schools are not allowed to teach and promote LGBTQ+ Topics.
Sources	https://www-rferl-org.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.rferl.org/amp/bulgaria-lgbt-police-union/31914055.html?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16936484268973&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rferl.org%2Fa%2Fbulgaria-lgbt-police-union%2F31914055.html https://emerging-europe.com/news/bulgaria-once-led-the-way-on-lgbt-rights-in-emerging-europe-not-any-more/https://balkaninsight.com/2023/06/15/belgian-movie-fans-nationalist-anti-lgbt-hatred-in-bulgaria/ https://www-rferl-org.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.rferl.org/amp/bulgaria-lgbt-police-union/31914055.html?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16936747646915&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rferl.org%2Fa%2Fbulgaria-lgbt-police-union%2F31914055.html	https://www-rferl-org.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.rferl.org/amp/bulgaria-lgbt-police-union/31914055.html?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16936484268973&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rferl.org%2Fa%2Fbulgaria-lgbt-police-union%2F31914055.html https://emerging-europe.com/news/bulgaria-once-led-the-way-on-lgbt-rights-in-emerging-europe-not-any-more/https://balkaninsight.com/2023/06/15/belgian-movie-fans-nationalist-anti-lgbt-hatred-in-bulgaria/ https://www-rferl-org.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.rferl.org/amp/bulgaria-lgbt-police-union/31914055.html?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16936747646915&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rferl.org%2Fa%2Fbulgaria-lgbt-police-union%2F31914055.html
Sources	Show Difference https://www-rferl-org.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.rferl.org/amp/bulgaria-lgbt-police-union/31914055.html?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16936484268973&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rferl.org%2Fa%2Fbulgaria-lgbt-police-union%2F31914055.html https://emerging-europe.com/news/bulgaria-once-led-the-way-on-lgbt-rights-in-emerging-europe-not-any-more/https://balkaninsight.com/2023/06/15/belgian-movie-fans-nationalist-anti-lgbt-hatred-in-bulgaria/ https://www-rferl-org.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.rferl.org/amp/bulgaria-lgbt-police-union/31914055.html?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16936747646915&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rferl.org%2Fa%2Fbulgaria-lgbt-police-union%2F31914055.html https://emerging-europe.com/news/bulgaria-once-led-the-way-on-lgbt-rights-in-emerging-europe-not-any-more/https://balkaninsight.com/2023/06/15/belgian-movie-fans-nationalist-anti-lgbt-hatred-in-bulgaria/ https://www-rferl-org.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.rferl.org/amp/bulgaria-lgbt-police-union/31914055.html?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16936747646915&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rferl.org%2Fa%2Fbulgaria-lgbt-police-union%2F31914055.html

Sep 2, 2023

edited by Vito12. Bulgaria is State-enforced

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	Old Value	New Value
Description	There is mainly no censorship in Bulgaria. However, most TV shows with Homosexuality acts have been or most likely banned. Moreover, most of the time if there is a LGBTQ parade there is also a anti-gay parade. For example in June there was a massive protest against LGBTQ family rights which I will put in the source box to check out. Also there has not been many parades in Bulgaria, as a incident in Burgas they were throwing rocks and other stuff at the parade. There has been LGBTQ+ advertisements however, they either have been taken down or vandalised.	There is mainly no censorship in Bulgaria. However, most TV shows with Homosexuality acts have been or most likely banned. Moreover, most of the time if there is a LGBTQ parade there is also a anti-gay parade. For example in June there was a massive protest against LGBTQ family rights which I will put in the source box to check out. Also there has not been many parades in Bulgaria, as a incident in Burgas they were throwing rocks and other stuff at the parade. There has been LGBTQ+ advertisements however, they either have been taken down or vandalised. Also a bisexual officer set up a LGBTQ union but was shunned which I will also put in the source box.
Description	Show Difference There is mainly no censorship in Bulgaria. However, most TV shows with Homosexuality acts have been or most likely banned. Moreover, most of the time if there is a LGBTQ parade there is also a anti-gay parade. For example in June there was a massive protest against LGBTQ family rights which I will put in the source box to check out. Also there has not been many parades in Bulgaria, as a incident in Burgas they were throwing rocks and other stuff at the parade. There has been LGBTQ+ advertisements however, they either have been taken down or vandalised. Also a bisexual officer set up a LGBTQ union but was shunned which I will also put in the source box.
Sources	https://www-rferl-org.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.rferl.org/amp/bulgaria-lgbt-police-union/31914055.html?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16936484268973&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rferl.org%2Fa%2Fbulgaria-lgbt-police-union%2F31914055.html https://emerging-europe.com/news/bulgaria-once-led-the-way-on-lgbt-rights-in-emerging-europe-not-any-more/https://balkaninsight.com/2023/06/15/belgian-movie-fans-nationalist-anti-lgbt-hatred-in-bulgaria/	https://www-rferl-org.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.rferl.org/amp/bulgaria-lgbt-police-union/31914055.html?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16936484268973&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rferl.org%2Fa%2Fbulgaria-lgbt-police-union%2F31914055.html https://emerging-europe.com/news/bulgaria-once-led-the-way-on-lgbt-rights-in-emerging-europe-not-any-more/https://balkaninsight.com/2023/06/15/belgian-movie-fans-nationalist-anti-lgbt-hatred-in-bulgaria/ https://www-rferl-org.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.rferl.org/amp/bulgaria-lgbt-police-union/31914055.html?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16936747646915&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rferl.org%2Fa%2Fbulgaria-lgbt-police-union%2F31914055.html
Sources	Show Difference https://www-rferl-org.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.rferl.org/amp/bulgaria-lgbt-police-union/31914055.html?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16936484268973&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rferl.org%2Fa%2Fbulgaria-lgbt-police-union%2F31914055.html https://emerging-europe.com/news/bulgaria-once-led-the-way-on-lgbt-rights-in-emerging-europe-not-any-more/https://balkaninsight.com/2023/06/15/belgian-movie-fans-nationalist-anti-lgbt-hatred-in-bulgaria/ https://emerging-europe.com/news/bulgaria-once-led-the-way-on-lgbt-rights-in-emerging-europe-not-any-more/https://balkaninsight.com/2023/06/15/belgian-movie-fans-nationalist-anti-lgbt-hatred-in-bulgaria/ https://www-rferl-org.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.rferl.org/amp/bulgaria-lgbt-police-union/31914055.html?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16936747646915&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rferl.org%2Fa%2Fbulgaria-lgbt-police-union%2F31914055.html

Sep 2, 2023

edited by Vito12. Making this change because it is not correct.

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	Old Value	New Value
Description	There is mainly no censorship in Bulgaria. However, most TV shows with Homosexuality acts have been or most likely banned. Moreover, most of the time if there is a LGBTQ parade there is also a anti-gay parade. For example in June there was a massive protest against LGBTQ family rights which I will put in the source box to check out.	There is mainly no censorship in Bulgaria. However, most TV shows with Homosexuality acts have been or most likely banned. Moreover, most of the time if there is a LGBTQ parade there is also a anti-gay parade. For example in June there was a massive protest against LGBTQ family rights which I will put in the source box to check out. Also there has not been many parades in Bulgaria, as a incident in Burgas they were throwing rocks and other stuff at the parade. There has been LGBTQ+ advertisements however, they either have been taken down or vandalised.
Description	Show Difference There is mainly no censorship in Bulgaria. However, most TV shows with Homosexuality acts have been or most likely banned. Moreover, most of the time if there is a LGBTQ parade there is also a anti-gay parade. For example in June there was a massive protest against LGBTQ family rights which I will put in the source box to check out. Also there has not been many parades in Bulgaria, as a incident in Burgas they were throwing rocks and other stuff at the parade. There has been LGBTQ+ advertisements however, they either have been taken down or vandalised.
Sources	https://www-rferl-org.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.rferl.org/amp/bulgaria-lgbt-police-union/31914055.html?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16936484268973&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rferl.org%2Fa%2Fbulgaria-lgbt-police-union%2F31914055.html https://emerging-europe.com/news/bulgaria-once-led-the-way-on-lgbt-rights-in-emerging-europe-not-any-more/https://balkaninsight.com/2023/06/15/belgian-movie-fans-nationalist-anti-lgbt-hatred-in-bulgaria/	https://www-rferl-org.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.rferl.org/amp/bulgaria-lgbt-police-union/31914055.html?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16936484268973&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rferl.org%2Fa%2Fbulgaria-lgbt-police-union%2F31914055.html https://emerging-europe.com/news/bulgaria-once-led-the-way-on-lgbt-rights-in-emerging-europe-not-any-more/https://balkaninsight.com/2023/06/15/belgian-movie-fans-nationalist-anti-lgbt-hatred-in-bulgaria/
Sources	Show Difference https://www-rferl-org.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.rferl.org/amp/bulgaria-lgbt-police-union/31914055.html?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16936484268973&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rferl.org%2Fa%2Fbulgaria-lgbt-police-union%2F31914055.html https://emerging-europe.com/news/bulgaria-once-led-the-way-on-lgbt-rights-in-emerging-europe-not-any-more/https://balkaninsight.com/2023/06/15/belgian-movie-fans-nationalist-anti-lgbt-hatred-in-bulgaria/ https://www-rferl-org.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.rferl.org/amp/bulgaria-lgbt-police-union/31914055.html?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16936484268973&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rferl.org%2Fa%2Fbulgaria-lgbt-police-union%2F31914055.html https://emerging-europe.com/news/bulgaria-once-led-the-way-on-lgbt-rights-in-emerging-europe-not-any-more/https://balkaninsight.com/2023/06/15/belgian-movie-fans-nationalist-anti-lgbt-hatred-in-bulgaria/

Sep 2, 2023

edited by Vito12. Making this change because it is not correct.

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	No censorship	State-enforced
Sources	https://sofiaglobe.com/2019/06/09/thousands-turn-out-for-sofia-pride-2019/	https://www-rferl-org.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.rferl.org/amp/bulgaria-lgbt-police-union/31914055.html?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16936484268973&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rferl.org%2Fa%2Fbulgaria-lgbt-police-union%2F31914055.html https://emerging-europe.com/news/bulgaria-once-led-the-way-on-lgbt-rights-in-emerging-europe-not-any-more/https://balkaninsight.com/2023/06/15/belgian-movie-fans-nationalist-anti-lgbt-hatred-in-bulgaria/
Sources	Show Difference https://sofiaglobe.com/2019/06/09/thousands-turn-out-for-sofia-pride-2019/ https://www-rferl-org.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.rferl.org/amp/bulgaria-lgbt-police-union/31914055.html?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16936484268973&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rferl.org%2Fa%2Fbulgaria-lgbt-police-union%2F31914055.html https://emerging-europe.com/news/bulgaria-once-led-the-way-on-lgbt-rights-in-emerging-europe-not-any-more/https://balkaninsight.com/2023/06/15/belgian-movie-fans-nationalist-anti-lgbt-hatred-in-bulgaria/

Sep 2, 2023

edited by Vito12. Making this change because it is not correct

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	Old Value	New Value
Description	No Censorship has been in place since the fall of communism in 1990. Given that many Bulgarians are pro LGBTQI, any law that is put in place to censor issues will be met with protest	There is mainly no censorship in Bulgaria. However, most TV shows with Homosexuality acts have been or most likely banned. Moreover, most of the time if there is a LGBTQ parade there is also a anti-gay parade. For example in June there was a massive protest against LGBTQ family rights which I will put in the source box to check out.
Description	Show Difference No Censorship has been in place since the fall of communism in 1990. Given that many Bulgarians are pro LGBTQI, any law that is put in place to censor issues will be met with protest There is mainly no censorship in Bulgaria. However, most TV shows with Homosexuality acts have been or most likely banned. Moreover, most of the time if there is a LGBTQ parade there is also a anti-gay parade. For example in June there was a massive protest against LGBTQ family rights which I will put in the source box to check out.

Aug 23, 2023

edited by Canadianstudent03. Fixed

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Start Date	(unknown)	1990

Aug 22, 2023

edited by Canadianstudent03. No Censorship has been in place since the fall of communism in 1990. Given that many Bulgarians are pro LGBTQI+, there will probably never be censorship

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	Old Value	New Value
Description	No Censorship has been in place since the fall of communism in 1990. However, Bulgaria has banned TV shows with LGBTQ activity and if there is a pride parade there is also a anti parade in Sofia the capital of Bulgaria.	No Censorship has been in place since the fall of communism in 1990. Given that many Bulgarians are pro LGBTQI, any law that is put in place to censor issues will be met with protest
Description	Show Difference No Censorship has been in place since the fall of communism in 1990. However, Bulgaria has banned TV shows with LGBTQ activity and if there is a pride parade there is also a anti parade in Sofia the capital of Bulgaria. Given that many Bulgarians are pro LGBTQI, any law that is put in place to censor issues will be met with protest

Aug 21, 2023

edited by Vito12. If this is wrong please change it

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	(REMOVED)	No censorship
Special Status	Ambiguous	(REMOVED)

Aug 18, 2023

edited by Vito12. Making this change because it is not correct.

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	No censorship	(REMOVED)
Special Status	(REMOVED)	Ambiguous
Start Date	-0001	(unknown)
Description	No Censorship has been in place since the fall of communism in 1990. Pride in Sofia (Bulgaria’s Capital) is a highly popular event as well	No Censorship has been in place since the fall of communism in 1990. However, Bulgaria has banned TV shows with LGBTQ activity and if there is a pride parade there is also a anti parade in Sofia the capital of Bulgaria.
Description	Show Difference No Censorship has been in place since the fall of communism in 1990. Pride in Sofia (Bulgaria’s Capital) is a highly popular event as well However, Bulgaria has banned TV shows with LGBTQ activity and if there is a pride parade there is also a anti parade in Sofia the capital of Bulgaria.

Aug 16, 2023

edited by Canadianstudent03. Incorrect status

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Aug 16, 2023

edited by Canadianstudent03. Incorrect status

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Aug 16, 2023

edited by Canadianstudent03. Incorrect status

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Aug 16, 2023

edited by Canadianstudent03. Incorrect status

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	State-enforced	No censorship
Start Date	(unknown)	-0001
Description	In Bulgaria, there have been banned episodes with lgbtq activity in them. Also LGBTQ is not taught in schools. Most promotions of lgbtq have been shunned by locals.	No Censorship has been in place since the fall of communism in 1990. Pride in Sofia (Bulgaria’s Capital) is a highly popular event as well
Description	Show Difference In Bulgaria, there have been banned episodes with lgbtq activity in them. Also LGBTQ is not taught in schools. Most promotions of lgbtq have been shunned by locals. No Censorship has been in place since the fall of communism in 1990. Pride in Sofia (Bulgaria’s Capital) is a highly popular event as well
Sources	https://giswatch.org/en/country-report/sexual-rights/bulgaria	https://sofiaglobe.com/2019/06/09/thousands-turn-out-for-sofia-pride-2019/
Sources	Show Difference https://giswatch.org/en/country-report/sexual-rights/bulgaria https://sofiaglobe.com/2019/06/09/thousands-turn-out-for-sofia-pride-2019/

Aug 14, 2023

edited by Vito12. If this is wrong please change it

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	Old Value	New Value
Description	In Bulgaria, there have been banned episodes with lgbtq activity in them. Also LGBTQ is not taught in schools.	In Bulgaria, there have been banned episodes with lgbtq activity in them. Also LGBTQ is not taught in schools. Most promotions of lgbtq have been shunned by locals.
Description	Show Difference In Bulgaria, there have been banned episodes with lgbtq activity in them. Also LGBTQ is not taught in schools. Most promotions of lgbtq have been shunned by locals.

Aug 14, 2023

edited by Vito12. If this is wrong please change it

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	Old Value (Original)	New Value
Value	No censorship	State-enforced
Description	In Bulgaria, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.	In Bulgaria, there have been banned episodes with lgbtq activity in them. Also LGBTQ is not taught in schools.
Description	Show Difference In Bulgaria, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. have been banned episodes with lgbtq activity in them. Also LGBTQ is not taught in schools.
Sources		https://giswatch.org/en/country-report/sexual-rights/bulgaria

Jul 29, 2021

created by equaldex

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	Original entry
Status	No censorship
Start Date	(unknown)
End Date	(none)
Description	In Bulgaria, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Sources	(empty)