Compare LGBT Rights in Bulgaria & Canada

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
79 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
95 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
27 / 100
63 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1968
Legal
Since 1969
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Legal
Since 2005
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2024
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2023
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2005
Legal
Since 2000
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2019
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2023
Illegal
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2017
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2023
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 1995
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2004
Legal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsLegal with restrictionsLegal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2002
Equal
Since 2019
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