Bulgaria · Vibe check
Sofia
Low-key for now right now
Sofia Pride marched again in June 2026 with a heightened police presence, though Bulgaria has no partnership law and ranks near the bottom of the EU. Queer spaces exist; read the room.
On paper
- Marriage : Partly Not available; EU marriages must be recognised for EU-law rights (CJEU, Nov 2025)
- Gender ID : Partly Court route since a July 2026 ruling; needs a diagnosis and hormones, no law yet
- Anti-discrimination : Partly Orientation covered since 2004; only 'gender reassignment', not gender identity, added in 2015
- Pride : Yes Sofia Pride marched June 13, 2026 with a heightened police presence
On the street
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All 8 laws, with sources
ILGA-Europe Rainbow Map 2026: 20%, rank 40 of 49
- Marriage: Partly · since 2025-11 Not available; EU marriages must be recognised for EU-law rights (CJEU, Nov 2025) Novinite, Nov 25, 2025 · Checked Sep 27, 2026
- Civil unions: No No registered partnership or cohabitation rights (Rainbow Map 2026) ILGA-Europe Rainbow Map 2026: Bulgaria · Checked Sep 27, 2026
- Adoption: No No joint or second-parent adoption (Rainbow Map 2026) ILGA-Europe Rainbow Map 2026: Bulgaria · Checked Sep 27, 2026
- Gender ID: Partly · since 2026-07 Court route since a July 2026 ruling; needs a diagnosis and hormones, no law yet TGEU, Aug 31, 2026 · Checked Sep 27, 2026
- Anti-discrimination: Partly · since 2004 Orientation covered since 2004; only 'gender reassignment', not gender identity, added in 2015 Equaldex: LGBT Rights in Bulgaria · Checked Sep 27, 2026
- Hate-crime law: Partly · since 2023 2023 law makes an anti-gay motive aggravating; gender identity not covered OSCE ODIHR: Hate crime legislation in Bulgaria · Checked Sep 27, 2026
- Conversion ban: No No ban on conversion practices Equaldex: LGBT Rights in Bulgaria · Checked Sep 27, 2026
- Pride: Yes Sofia Pride marched June 13, 2026 with a heightened police presence BTA, Jun 13, 2026 · Checked Sep 27, 2026
How we rate this
The vibe label comes only from sourced laws and active Heads up alerts, never from check-ins or opinions.
- Each of the 8 laws scores 2 (yes), 1 (partly) or 0 (no), out of 16. A law we could not verify yet scores 0.
- 13–16: Out & loud · 9–12: Mostly relaxed · 5–8: Low-key for now · 0–4: Proceed with care.
- If Pride is banned or broken up, the label can be no higher than Low-key for now.
- An active Heads up drops the label one step (caution) or two steps (serious). Alerts come from real reporting and expire.
- On the street shows how people who were here felt. It never changes the label, and only appears after 20 check-ins in 30 days.
Here: 6/16 on paper (Low-key for now).
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