Compare LGBT Rights in Bulgaria & Latvia

Equality Index ?
40 / 100
49 / 100
Legal Index ?
55 / 100
63 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
24 / 100
35 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1968
Legal
Since 1992
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Civil unions (limited rights)
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 1990
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2023
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2012
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2005
Legal
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2023
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2006
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
Sexual orientation only
Since 2006
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2023
No protections
Since 2006
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2004
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 2017
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2002
Equal
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