The colourful procession featured performers and singers of religious hymns, and the situation in Bulgaria is not much better

Monday, Jun 24, 2024

Delfi

Lithuanian and Bulgarian LGBTQ+ rights face challenges, with Lithuania improving rankings but still lagging behind neighbors.

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Lithuanian Pride events faced opposition, with some individuals protesting against same-sex relationships and LGBTQ+ rights. Internationally, Lithuania’s ranking in the “Rainbow Map” and “Rainbow Index” has slightly improved, moving from 36th to 35th among 49 countries, largely due to 2023 changes in anti-discrimination laws, though it still lags behind neighbors like Latvia and Estonia. In contrast, Bulgaria presents a worse situation; while homosexuality is not illegal, LGBTQ+ individuals operate in a legal vacuum, lacking recognition for same-sex relationships, which denies them numerous rights. Furthermore, transgender individuals in Bulgaria face significant hurdles as the Constitutional Court mandates that gender is defined only by biological sex, preventing many from legally changing their gender markers on identification, impacting their healthcare and employment.

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