Compare LGBT Rights in Bulgaria & Vietnam

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
58 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
27 / 100
49 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1968
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Unrecognized
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2024
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2023
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2005
Legal
Since 2008
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2023
Illegal in some contexts
Since 1992
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
No protections
Since 1992
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2023
Gender identity only
Since 1992
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2004
Legal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsLegal with restrictionsLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2002
Equal
Since 1999
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