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| Region | Bulgaria |
| Issue | Same-sex marriage |
| Status | Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | 2018 |
| Description | Same-sex marriage is constitutionally recognized under EU ruling. However, marriage is defined between a man and woman and it was a limited recognition of same-sex marriages. However, this was only for an amount of time until they removed this. |
| Sources | Same-sex marriage is constitutionally recognized. |
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Revision History (8)
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| End Date | -0001 | 2018 |
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| Description | Same-sex marriage is constitutionally recognized. | Same-sex marriage is constitutionally recognized under EU ruling. However, marriage is defined between a man and woman and it was a limited recognition of same-sex marriages. However, this was only for an amount of time until they removed this. |
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| Start Date | Jun 25, 2018 | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) | Jun 25, 2018 |
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| Value | Unrecognized | Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only |
| Start Date | (unknown) | Jun 25, 2018 |
| End Date | Jun 25, 2019 | (none) |
| Description | Same-sex marriage is constitutionally banned. | Same-sex marriage is constitutionally recognized. |
| Sources | Same-sex marriage is constitutionally banned. | Same-sex marriage is constitutionally recognized. |
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| End Date | Jun 20, 2022 | Jun 25, 2019 |
| Description | Both male and female same-sex relationships are legal in Bulgaria, but same-sex couples and households headed by same-sex couples are not eligible for the same legal protections available to opposite-sex couple | Same-sex marriage is constitutionally banned. |
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| Sources | Both male and female same-sex relationships are legal in Bulgaria, but same-sex couples and households headed by same-sex couples are not eligible for the same legal protections available to opposite-sex couple | Same-sex marriage is constitutionally banned. |
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| Value | Civil unions (marriage rights) | Unrecognized |
| End Date | Jan 1, 2100 | Jun 20, 2022 |
| Description | According to the Constitution of Bulgaria, a man and a woman are included, but same-sex marriages are through civil unions, as in Greece. | Both male and female same-sex relationships are legal in Bulgaria, but same-sex couples and households headed by same-sex couples are not eligible for the same legal protections available to opposite-sex couple |
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| Sources | According to the Constitution of Bulgaria, a man and a woman are included, but same-sex marriages are through civil unions, as in Greece. | Both male and female same-sex relationships are legal in Bulgaria, but same-sex couples and households headed by same-sex couples are not eligible for the same legal protections available to opposite-sex couple |
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- Newer law has been passed