Compare LGBT Rights in Bulgaria & Poland

Equality Index ?
43 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
59 / 100
62 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
27 / 100
46 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1968
Legal
Since 1970
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Unregistered cohabitation
Since 2012
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 1990
No censorship
Since 2020
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2023
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1995
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2005
Legal
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2023
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2023
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 1964
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2004
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 1991
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2002
Equal
Since 1932
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