Gay rights in Bulgaria
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[edit] Law against gays
Homosexual sex was legalised in 1968. The age of consent was equalized in 2002. There is no law against gays. All discrimination in law was abolished in 2002, except for laws on male prostitution.
[edit] Protection based on sexual orientation in law
An anti-discrimination existed law has existed since 2003.
[edit] Recognition of same sex couples
There is no legal recognition of same-sex couples. In 1999 several dozen Bulgarian gays published a petition demanding the right to marry their partners.
The Bulgarian Supreme Court ruled unanimously to allow a gay man to inherit half the estate of his deceased long-time partner.
[edit] Gay life in the country
There are only a few gay clubs, mainly in Sofia and Varna.
[edit] See also
Albania · Andorra · Armenia1 · Austria · Azerbaijan1 · Belarus · Belgium · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Bulgaria · Croatia · Cyprus1 · Czech Republic · Denmark · Estonia · Finland · France · Georgia1 · Germany · Greece · Hungary · Iceland · Ireland · Italy · Kazakhstan1 · Latvia · Liechtenstein · Lithuania · Luxembourg · Republic of Macedonia · Malta · Moldova · Monaco · Montenegro · Netherlands · Norway · Poland · Portugal · Romania · Russia1 · San Marino · Serbia · Slovakia · Slovenia · Spain · Sweden · Switzerland · Turkey1 · Ukraine · United Kingdom · Vatican City
Dependencies, autonomies and other territories
Abkhazia1 · Adjara1 · Åland · Akrotiri and Dhekelia · Crimea · Faroe Islands · Gibraltar · Guernsey · Isle of Man · Jersey · Nagorno-Karabakh1 · Nakhichevan1 · Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus1
1 Has significant territory in Asia.
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