Compare LGBT Rights in Poland & Syria

Equality Index ?
53 / 100
19 / 100
Legal Index ?
61 / 100
10 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
45 / 100
27 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1970
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1949
Same-sex marriageUnregistered cohabitation
Since 2012
Banned
Since 1949
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 2025
State-enforced
Since 1949
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2025
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1996
Restricted
Since 2011
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2021
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 1991
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1932
N/A
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