Compare LGBT Rights in Bulgaria & Costa Rica

Equality Index ?
40 / 100
66 / 100
Legal Index ?
55 / 100
83 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
24 / 100
49 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1968
Legal
Since 2002
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Legal
Since 2020
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 1990
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2023
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2005
Legal
Since 1997
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2018
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2023
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
Sexual orientation only
Since 2016
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2023
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2020
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2004
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2007
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2002
Equal
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