Compare LGBT Rights in Bulgaria & Côte d’Ivoire

Equality Index ?
40 / 100
25 / 100
Legal Index ?
55 / 100
35 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
24 / 100
15 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1968
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 1990
Ambiguous
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2023
Ambiguous
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2005
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2023
No protections
Since 2000
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2023
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2004
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2002
Unequal
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