Compare LGBT Rights in Bulgaria & Iraq

Equality Index ?
40 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
55 / 100
4 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
24 / 100
22 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1968
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2024
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Unrecognized
Since 2003
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 1990
Imprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2023
Illegal
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2005
Banned
Since 2024
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2023
No protections
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 onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Since 2024
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2004
Illegal
Since 2007
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2002
N/A
Since 2024
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