Bulgaria
Event
- Photos exhibition in Sofia: “The different sexuality does not make you different person”
- Stanimir Panayotov
- Gay & Lesbian Fest 2
- Pink Point and I Demand Campaign
- 17 May - International Day Against Homophobia
- Contact Making Seminar “Inter Diversity”
- "Dress up!... (It’s winter)" is the motto of this years campaign
International human rights documents:
Bulgaria has not yet signed Protocol No. 12 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. Bulgaria was a signatory to the 2007 UN Declaration on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity.
Criminal law:
Consenting same-sex sexual acts are legal.
The age of consent is equal for all sexual acts.
Anti-discrimination:
Discrimination on the basis on sexual orientation is prohibited in areas of social security, health care, social advantages, education, good and services and housing.
Partnership recognition:
Bulgaria does not provide any legal recognition of same-sex partnerships.
Parenting rights:
Neither joint nor second parent adoption is available to same-sex couples in Bulgaria.
Law on hate and violence:
Laws on hate and violence do not refer to sexual orientation or gender identity and do not recognise sexual orientation neither gender identity as aggravating factor.
