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Overview
Homosexuality in Bulgaria was legalized in 1968.听The law听'Protection Against Discrimination Act of 2003' protects individuals from discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation, criminalizes hate speech and protects from discrimination in relation to military recruitment. Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria has held the annual Sofia Pride since 2008. The Pride is usually accompanied by a LGBT film fest and art week.
- by ILGA Europe [in English].
- by ILGA Europe听[in English].
Academic Institutions
There is no dedicated department听to Queer Studies at听the Sofia State University.听However, some topics are addressed through existing gender studies centre听and the sociology department.
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Resources
- Books
- Fejes, N., & Balogh, A. (2012).听.听Bristol : Intellect books.
- Kulpa, R., & Mizieli艅ska, J. (2011).听. Farnham : Ashgate.
- Kuhar, R. et al. (2007). . Ljubljana: Peace Institute.
- Periodicals
Selected articles
- Darakchi, S. (2018). .听Journal of Homosexuality,听1-10.
- Darakchi, S. (2018). .听Women's Studies International Forum,听70, 1-8.
- Panayotov, S. (2005). .听袠写械薪褌懈褌械褌懈: 小锌懈褋邪薪懈械 蟹邪 锌芯谢懈褌懈泻邪, 褉芯写 懈 泻褍谢褌褍褉邪,听(8-9), 165-178.
- Pisankaneva, M. (2002). .听Journal of Lesbian Studies,听6(2), 135-144.
- Pisankaneva, M. (2002)..听LiterNet, 08.07.2005, 鈩� 7 (68).
- Spina, N. (2016). . Routledge : Problems of Post-Communism, p.1-13.听
- Repositories
- - is a centralized cross-institutional repository and provides OpenAIRE compliance and free access to all peer-reviewed publications resulting from ERC funded FP7 projects in Bulgaria.
- - first digital repository of scientific literature in Bulgaria. Faculty members can deposit their papers. Currently there are 565 publications with free online access. The New Bulgarian University encourages faculty members to deposit their research outputs into the repository.
- Data and statistics
- by OSCE ODIHR [in English].
- .听FRA Europe, March 2017 [in English].
- . FRA Europe [in English].
- , includes , ILGA Europe -听a world survey of sexual orientation laws +听听[in English].
- Reports
- .听FRA Europe, March 2017 [in English].
- . Bilitis, 2016听[in Bulgarian].
- . Deystvie, ILGA Europe [in听Bulgarian].
- . Bulgarian Helsinki Committee, FRA Europe [in English].
- .听FRA Europe [in English].
- . GLAS Foundation [in English].
- News portals
- [in Bulgarian and English].
- Audio-visual
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- Digital libraries and archives
- - contains correspondence, portraits and photographs, Bulgarian newspapers and journals from 1844 to 1944 [in Bulgarian and English].
- Organisations
- 听[in听Bulgarian and听English].
- [in听Bulgarian and听English].
- [in听Bulgarian and听English].
- [in听Bulgarian and听English].
- Other resources
- 听a newly formed anti-capitalist queer-feminist collective in Sofia, discussing feminism, socio-economic inequalities, the rising tide of racism, neofascism, ethnophobia, and xenophobia in Bulgaria and the region [in English].
- - homophobia听reporting website [in Bulgarian].
- - a community art festival in Sofia [in Bulgarian, and English].
- 听-听a joint project of the Youth LGBT Organization Action Association, the Glas Foundation and the Bilitis Resource Center Foundation, an online platform including news,听services, leadership and advocacy in the categories of health, law, culture and education [in Bulgarian].
- -听Single Step Foundation's mission is to support,听motivate and empower LGBTI people, their families, friends and allies in Bulgaria through the process of recognizing,听coming out听and affirming their sexual orientation and gender identity [in Bulgarian, and English].
- - Sofia Pride parade website [in Bulgarian, English].
- [in Bulgarian].
- 听-听a forum that features art works from the areas of documentary and experimental cinema and video art, contemporary visual and performance arts, fashion, as well as artistic parties. The program also includes presentations and theoretical discussions that touch upon subjects such as technologies and cyber feminism, as well as creating activist networks [in Bulgarian, and English].
- -听a platform for based in Bulgaria domestic and international companies that want to make their workplaces more inclusive and embrace the benefits of diversity. The purpose of the platform is to promote a positive business and economic case for equality of opportunity for every employee in Bulgaria. It is not a formal organization, but rather a community of companies all sharing the goals for acceptance and inclusion of LGBT people [in Bulgarian, and English].
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