- Homosexuality
- ⚢Unknown
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Gender-Affirming Care
- Unknown
- Non-Binary Gender Recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- Unknown
- Employment Discrimination
- Unknown
- Housing Discrimination
- Unknown
- Adoption
- ✖ Second parent adoption only
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- Unknown
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- Ambiguous
- Conversion Therapy
- Unknown
- Age of Consent
- Unknown
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Same-sex marriage in Sofia is foreign same-sex marriages recognized only.
Current status
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Same sex marriage is constitutionally banned
Censorship of LGBT issues in Sofia is no censorship.
Current status
Since Aug 15, 2024
State-enforced under federal Bulgaria law
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.
Current status
No censorship
In Sofia, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Sofia is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
Illegal in all of bulgaria
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Sofia is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
Not recognised in all of bulgaria
LGBT employment discrimination in Sofia is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT housing discrimination in Sofia is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
Same-sex adoption in Sofia is second parent adoption only.
Current status
Second parent adoption only
Mainly single can adopt however most of the time it is rejected
Serving openly in military in Sofia is legal.
Current status
Legal
Allowed to serve transgenders unknown
Blood donations by MSMs in Sofia is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
Unknown in sofia
Legal Rights
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