LGBT Rights in Varna
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History

Homosexual activity in Varna

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Homosexual activity in Varna is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Same-sex marriage in Varna

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Same-sex marriage in Varna is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Censorship of LGBT issues in Varna

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Varna is no censorship.

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

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Right to change legal gender in Varna is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Gender-affirming care in Varna

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Gender-affirming care in Varna 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 Varna

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Varna is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT discrimination in Varna

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LGBT discrimination in Varna is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT employment discrimination in Varna

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LGBT employment discrimination in Varna 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 Varna

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LGBT housing discrimination in Varna is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Same-sex adoption in Varna

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Same-sex adoption in Varna is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Intersex infant surgery in Varna

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Intersex infant surgery in Varna is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Serving openly in military in Varna

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Serving openly in military in Varna is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Blood donations by MSMs in Varna

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Blood donations by MSMs in Varna is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Conversion therapy in Varna

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Conversion therapy in Varna 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 Varna

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Equal age of consent in Varna 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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