Compare LGBT Rights in Bulgaria & Panama

Equality Index ?
40 / 100
39 / 100
Legal Index ?
55 / 100
48 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
24 / 100
30 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1968
Legal
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Unrecognized
Since 2018
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 1990
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2023
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2005
Legal
Since 1998
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2023
No protections
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
No protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2023
No protections
Since 2018
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 2021
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2004
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2002
Equal
Since 2008
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