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MONITORING OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS’ RECOMMENDATION CM/REC (2010)5 ON MEASURES TO COMBAT DISCRIMINATION ON GROUNDS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER IDENTITY

Until 2018, Bulgarian government and institutions have never officially expressed a general position or support on LGBTI issues and the need for equal rights. The only legal act providing basic anti-discriminatory protection of LGBTI community in the country is the Anti-discrimination law. Although the domestic anti-discrimination legislation bans discrimination on sexual orientation grounds, as well as on any other ground, it makes no mention of the grounds of gender identity, gender expression or sexual characteristics.