Compare LGBT Rights in Poland & Belarus

Equality Index ?
55 / 100
31 / 100
Legal Index ?
65 / 100
45 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
45 / 100
16 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1970
Legal
Since 1994
Same-sex marriageUnregistered cohabitation
Since 2012
Banned
Since 1996
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorship
Since 2020
State-enforced
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1995
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2010
Gender-Affirming CareLegal
Since 1996
Legal
Since 2002
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsNo protections
Since 1991
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1991
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 1964
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 1991
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1932
Equal
Since 1994
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