Current Version
| Region | Bulgaria |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Illegal |
| Start Date | Feb 21, 2023 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The current law does not provide for the possibility for the court to allow the change of the data regarding the gender, name and uniform civil number in the acts of civil status of an applicant who claims to be transgender,” the decision states. Since February 21st 2023 by the supreme court of Bulgaria. However, there are still protections but limited protections. |
| Sources | https://balkaninsight.com/2023/02/21/bulgarian-supreme-court-rules-against-transgender-peoples-rights/ https://sofiaglobe.com/2023/02/21/bulgaria-high-court-ruling-bans-legal-change-of-gender/https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/bulgaria-bans-gender-reassignment-surgery/ |
Reports (1)
- Status is not correct "As for transgender persons in Bulgaria, there is only one law which mentions sex-reassignment; the person has to apply for new documents within 30 days of the surgery. (Law for Bulgarian Documents 2007, Article 9).
Source: https://amerainternational.org/sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity-country-list/bulgaria-lgbtqi-resources Last updated May 2023"
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| Description | The Supreme court of Bulgaria has banned gender change since 21st February 2023. However, Trans People still have types of protections. | The current law does not provide for the possibility for the court to allow the change of the data regarding the gender, name and uniform civil number in the acts of civil status of an applicant who claims to be transgender,” the decision states. Since February 21st 2023 by the supreme court of Bulgaria. However, there are still protections but limited protections. |
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| Start Date | Mar 21, 2023 | Feb 21, 2023 |
| Description | While Gender Change is Illegal, Trans People do have Government Recognised Discrimination Protections and Discrimination against people for being transgender in Bulgaria is illegal. So they cannot change there gender so it's illegal | The Supreme court of Bulgaria has banned gender change since 21st February 2023. However, Trans People still have types of protections. |
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| Start Date | 2017 | Mar 21, 2023 |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Illegal |
| Special Status | N/A | (REMOVED) |
| Description | While Gender Change is Illegal, Trans People do have Government Recognised Discrimination Protections and Discrimination against people for being transgender in Bulgaria is illegal | While Gender Change is Illegal, Trans People do have Government Recognised Discrimination Protections and Discrimination against people for being transgender in Bulgaria is illegal. So they cannot change there gender so it's illegal |
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edited by Canadianstudent03. Bad description
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| Value | Illegal | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | (REMOVED) | N/A |
| Start Date | (unknown) | 2017 |
| Description | Markissik is continuing to violate the Website. The supreme court of bulgaria has banned gender change since February and Markissik is using info that is used showing that it's illegal changing gender in bulgaria. Do not listen to Markissik at all as most of is info is clueless The supreme court of Bulgaria have banned gender change in February. For everyone please do not listen to Markissik its fully illegal for a person in bulgaria to change gender check the sources here Also on another note, Markissik is only using one source, That source shows changing gender in bulgaria is illegal. Please check sources if you do not believe it's illegal to change gender in bulgaria | While Gender Change is Illegal, Trans People do have Government Recognised Discrimination Protections and Discrimination against people for being transgender in Bulgaria is illegal |
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| Description | Markissik is continuing to violate the Website. The supreme court of bulgaria has banned gender change since February and Markissik is using info that is used showing that it's illegal changing gender in bulgaria. Do not listen to Markissik at all as most of is info is clueless The supreme court of Bulgaria have banned gender change in February. For everyone please do not listen to Markissik its fully illegal for a person in bulgaria to change gender check the sources here Also on another note, Markissik is only using one source, That source shows changing gender in bulgaria is illegal. | Markissik is continuing to violate the Website. The supreme court of bulgaria has banned gender change since February and Markissik is using info that is used showing that it's illegal changing gender in bulgaria. Do not listen to Markissik at all as most of is info is clueless The supreme court of Bulgaria have banned gender change in February. For everyone please do not listen to Markissik its fully illegal for a person in bulgaria to change gender check the sources here Also on another note, Markissik is only using one source, That source shows changing gender in bulgaria is illegal. Please check sources if you do not believe it's illegal to change gender in bulgaria |
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| Description | Markissik is continuing to violate the Website. The supreme court of bulgaria has banned gender change since February and Markissik is using info that is used showing that it's illegal changing gender in bulgaria. Do not listen to Markissik at all as most of is info is clueless | Markissik is continuing to violate the Website. The supreme court of bulgaria has banned gender change since February and Markissik is using info that is used showing that it's illegal changing gender in bulgaria. Do not listen to Markissik at all as most of is info is clueless The supreme court of Bulgaria have banned gender change in February. For everyone please do not listen to Markissik its fully illegal for a person in bulgaria to change gender check the sources here Also on another note, Markissik is only using one source, That source shows changing gender in bulgaria is illegal. |
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| Sources | https://www.rainbow-europe.org/#8626/0/0 | https://balkaninsight.com/2023/02/21/bulgarian-supreme-court-rules-against-transgender-peoples-rights/ https://sofiaglobe.com/2023/02/21/bulgaria-high-court-ruling-bans-legal-change-of-gender/https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/bulgaria-bans-gender-reassignment-surgery/ |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Illegal |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | (REMOVED) |
| Description | Vito12 is continuing to violate the Website. There is still anti discrimination legislation that protects trans people in Bulgaria, wherever they like it or not | Markissik is continuing to violate the Website. The supreme court of bulgaria has banned gender change since February and Markissik is using info that is used showing that it's illegal changing gender in bulgaria. Do not listen to Markissik at all as most of is info is clueless |
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edited by Canadianstudent03. Vito12 is continuing to violate the Website. There is still anti discrimination legislation that protects trans people in Bulgaria, wherever they like it or not
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| Value | Illegal | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | (REMOVED) | Ambiguous |
| Start Date | Feb 21, 2023 | (unknown) |
| Description | I should let you all know a User called Markissik Is changing it ambiguous to sources showing it's banned to change legal gender in bulgaria and check the sources now do you only see Wikipedia now? | Vito12 is continuing to violate the Website. There is still anti discrimination legislation that protects trans people in Bulgaria, wherever they like it or not |
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| Sources | https://balkaninsight.com/2023/02/21/bulgarian-supreme-court-rules-against-transgender-peoples-rights/ https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/bulgaria-bans-gender-reassignment-surgery/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Bulgaria | https://www.rainbow-europe.org/#8626/0/0 |
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edited by Vito12. Please get Markissik to stop changing it to ambiguous as the status is incoreect
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Illegal |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | (REMOVED) |
| Description | I should let you all know a User called Vito12 with no knowledge of the situation is changing the status. They are doing it to spread misinformation and they only cite Wikipedia as a source | I should let you all know a User called Markissik Is changing it ambiguous to sources showing it's banned to change legal gender in bulgaria and check the sources now do you only see Wikipedia now? |
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| Sources | https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/bulgaria-bans-gender-reassignment-surgery/ https://rainbow-europe.org/#8626/0/0 | https://balkaninsight.com/2023/02/21/bulgarian-supreme-court-rules-against-transgender-peoples-rights/ https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/bulgaria-bans-gender-reassignment-surgery/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Bulgaria |
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- Newer law has been passed "?????? ?? ? ambiguous"
edited by Canadianstudent03. Vito12 is spreading misinformation again
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| Value | Illegal | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | (REMOVED) | Ambiguous |
| Description | Transgender people are now banned from legally changing their gender in Bulgaria, according to the country’s Supreme Court, which issued a ruling that is automatically binding on all other courts. However, there is some pieces of legislation that protects trans people from things like discrimination. Also, users whose source is Wikipedia or no source at all keep changing the status to illegal despite legislation. I should let you all know a User called Vito12 with no knowledge of the situation is changing the status. They are doing it to spread misinformation and they only cite Wikipedia as a source | I should let you all know a User called Vito12 with no knowledge of the situation is changing the status. They are doing it to spread misinformation and they only cite Wikipedia as a source |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Illegal |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | (REMOVED) |
edited by Canadianstudent03. I should let you all know a User called Vito12 with no knowledge of the situation is changing the status. They are doing it to spread misinformation and they only cite Wikipedia as a source
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| Value | Illegal | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | (REMOVED) | Ambiguous |
| Description | Transgender people are now banned from legally changing their gender in Bulgaria, according to the country’s Supreme Court, which issued a ruling that is automatically binding on all other courts. However, there is some pieces of legislation that protects trans people from things like discrimination. Also, users whose source is Wikipedia or no source at all keep changing the status to illegal despite legislation | Transgender people are now banned from legally changing their gender in Bulgaria, according to the country’s Supreme Court, which issued a ruling that is automatically binding on all other courts. However, there is some pieces of legislation that protects trans people from things like discrimination. Also, users whose source is Wikipedia or no source at all keep changing the status to illegal despite legislation. I should let you all know a User called Vito12 with no knowledge of the situation is changing the status. They are doing it to spread misinformation and they only cite Wikipedia as a source |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Illegal |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | (REMOVED) |
edited by Canadianstudent03. users whose source is Wikipedia or no source at all keep changing the status to illegal despite legislation
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| Value | Illegal | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | (REMOVED) | Ambiguous |
| Description | Transgender people are now banned from legally changing their gender in Bulgaria, according to the country’s Supreme Court, which issued a ruling that is automatically binding on all other courts. However, there is some pieces of legislation that protects trans people from things like discrimination | Transgender people are now banned from legally changing their gender in Bulgaria, according to the country’s Supreme Court, which issued a ruling that is automatically binding on all other courts. However, there is some pieces of legislation that protects trans people from things like discrimination. Also, users whose source is Wikipedia or no source at all keep changing the status to illegal despite legislation |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Illegal |
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edited by Canadianstudent03. There is anti discrimination legislation in Bulgaria
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| Value | Illegal | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | (REMOVED) | Ambiguous |
| Description | Transgender people are now banned from legally changing their gender in Bulgaria, according to the country’s Supreme Court, which issued a ruling that is automatically binding on all other courts. | Transgender people are now banned from legally changing their gender in Bulgaria, according to the country’s Supreme Court, which issued a ruling that is automatically binding on all other courts. However, there is some pieces of legislation that protects trans people from things like discrimination |
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| Sources | https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/bulgaria-bans-gender-reassignment-surgery/ | https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/bulgaria-bans-gender-reassignment-surgery/ https://rainbow-europe.org/#8626/0/0 |
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| Status | Illegal |
| Start Date | Feb 21, 2023 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Transgender people are now banned from legally changing their gender in Bulgaria, according to the country’s Supreme Court, which issued a ruling that is automatically binding on all other courts. |
| Sources | https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/bulgaria-bans-gender-reassignment-surgery/ |
Reports (1)
- Newer law has been passed