Compare LGBT Rights in Bulgaria & Switzerland

Equality Index ?
40 / 100
69 / 100
Legal Index ?
55 / 100
75 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
24 / 100
64 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1968
Legal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Legal
Since 2022
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 1990
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2023
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2005
Legal
Since 1995
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2023
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2020
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 onlyLegal
Since 2022
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Since 2019
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2004
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot bannedVaries by Region
Since 2024
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2002
Equal
Since 1992
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