Compare LGBT Rights in Bulgaria & Malta

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
76 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
100 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
27 / 100
53 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1968
Legal
Since 1973
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2024
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2023
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2005
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2017
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2023
Illegal
Since 2014
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2004
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2023
Unknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2014
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedFull ban
Since 2015
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2004
Legal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal with restrictionsLegal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2016
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2002
Equal
Since 1998
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