Compare LGBT Rights in Bulgaria & Maldives

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
15 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
23 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
27 / 100
8 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1968
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2024
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2023
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2005
Legal
Since 2000
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2023
No protections
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
No protections
Since 2017
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2023
No protections
Since 2017
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2004
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegal with restrictionsLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2002
N/A
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