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Homosexual activity in Stara Zagora

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Homosexual activity in Stara Zagora is unknown.

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Same-sex marriage in Stara Zagora

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Same-sex marriage in Stara Zagora is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Censorship of LGBT issues in Stara Zagora

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Stara Zagora is no censorship.

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

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Right to change legal gender in Stara Zagora is unknown.

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Gender-affirming care in Stara Zagora

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Gender-affirming care in Stara Zagora 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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Sources:
www.amnesty.eu/news/bulgari…
www.state.gov/reports/2023-… - paragraph 33
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Stara Zagora

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Stara Zagora is unknown.

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LGBT discrimination in Stara Zagora

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LGBT discrimination in Stara Zagora is unknown.

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LGBT employment discrimination in Stara Zagora

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LGBT employment discrimination in Stara Zagora 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.
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Sources:
rainbow-europe.org/#8626/0/
sofiaglobe.com/2015/03/25/b…
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LGBT housing discrimination in Stara Zagora

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LGBT housing discrimination in Stara Zagora is unknown.

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Same-sex adoption in Stara Zagora

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Same-sex adoption in Stara Zagora is unknown.

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Unknown

Intersex infant surgery in Stara Zagora

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Intersex infant surgery in Stara Zagora is unknown.

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Unknown

Serving openly in military in Stara Zagora

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Serving openly in military in Stara Zagora is unknown.

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Unknown

Blood donations by MSMs in Stara Zagora

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Blood donations by MSMs in Stara Zagora is unknown.

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Unknown

Conversion therapy in Stara Zagora

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Conversion therapy in Stara Zagora is not banned.

Current status
Not banned under federal Bulgaria law
Conversion therapy in Bulgaria is not banned.
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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 Stara Zagora

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Equal age of consent in Stara Zagora 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.
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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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