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Homosexual activity in Silistra

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Homosexual activity in Silistra is legal.

Current status
Legal
No recognition of relationships
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Same-sex marriage in Silistra

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Same-sex marriage in Silistra is banned.

Current status
Banned
Same sex marriage is constitutionally banned
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Silistra

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Silistra is no censorship.

Current status
No censorship
In Silistra, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
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Right to change legal gender in Silistra

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Right to change legal gender in Silistra is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
Illegal to change gender in bulgaria and no hormone therapies
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Gender-affirming care in Silistra

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Gender-affirming care in Silistra is legal.

Current status
Legal under federal Bulgaria law
There is little available information about gender-affirming care in Bulgaria. However, all restrictions seem to be practical and not legal but transphobia is still rampant and there have been attempts to ban gender-affirming care for minors. However, the ban was rejected in 2024.
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Silistra

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Silistra is not legally recognized.

Current status
Not legally recognized
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Bulgaria
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LGBT discrimination in Silistra

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LGBT discrimination in Silistra is illegal in some contexts.

Current status
Illegal in some contexts
Not fully illegal as some police don't care but vandalism is.
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LGBT employment discrimination in Silistra

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LGBT employment discrimination in Silistra is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Since Mar 25, 2015
Sexual orientation and gender identity under federal Bulgaria law
In 2015, Bulgaria approved an amendment to the Protection from Discrimination Act that included gender reassignment as a protected characteristic.

LGBT housing discrimination in Silistra

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LGBT housing discrimination in Silistra is no protections.

Current status
No protections
No protections
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Same-sex adoption in Silistra

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Same-sex adoption in Silistra is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Intersex infant surgery in Silistra

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Intersex infant surgery in Silistra is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Serving openly in military in Silistra

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Serving openly in military in Silistra is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Blood donations by MSMs in Silistra

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Blood donations by MSMs in Silistra is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Conversion therapy in Silistra

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Conversion therapy in Silistra is not banned.

Current status
Not banned under federal Bulgaria law
Conversion therapy in Bulgaria is not banned.
Sources:
rainbow-europe.org/#8626/0/0

(not directly linked to conversion therapy, but show cases the conservative attitude)
www.ilga-europe.org/blog/da…
www.euronews.com/my-europe/…
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Equal age of consent in Silistra

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Equal age of consent in Silistra is equal.

Current status
Since May 1, 1968
Equal under federal Bulgaria law
The age of consent is 14 for both heterosexual and homosexual intercourse.
Sources:
fra.europa.eu/en/publicatio… www.ageofconsent.net/world/…
"A person who performs an act for the purpose of arousing or satisfying sexual desire, without copulation, with a person under 14 years of age, shall be punished for lewdness by imprisonment for up one to six years.

— Article 149
(1) A person who has sexual intercourse with a person who has not completed the age of 14 years, insofar as the act does not constitute a crime under Article 152, shall be punished by imprisonment for two to six years.
(2) Anyone who has sexual intercourse with a person who has reached 14 years of age and who does not understand the nature or meaning of the act, shall be punished by imprisonment for up to five years.

— Article 151"
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