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| Region | Poland |
| Issue | Censorship of LGBT issues |
| Status | State-enforced |
| Start Date | Mar 27, 2019 |
| End Date | Apr 23, 2025 |
| Description | The Polish government has made frequent attempts to censor LGBT issues on TV or in person by attempting to establish "LGBT free zones" with the first being in Swidnicki County on March 27th, 2019 with hundreds more doing the same. Promises and attempts are being made to move away from this and most "LGBT free zones" have now been abolished. Lancut became the last to abolish it on April 24th, 2025. |
| Sources | https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/17/poland-anti-lgbtq-zones-eu-funding/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/08/09/lgbtq-activists-poland-battle-growing-hostility-countrys-powerful/ https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/03/11/poland-onward-sexuality-specter-lesbian-censorship-translation-russia-pixar-disney/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68278630 https://www.reuters.com/article/world/timeline-how-lgbt-issues-became-a-flashpoint-in-poland-idUSKCN2562GK/ https://oko.press/koniec-stref-wolnych-od-lgbt-w-polsce?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2c69aM1_3Fc8sF98BAlDBSa7VndS6fdscdgzW-V96AuUafs_XenGuudIU_aem_oELFU8g8C4Tue6GdJB9VDQ https://www.ilga-europe.org/files/uploads/2022/06/Poland-Anti-LGBT-Timeline.pdf hhttps://blog.atlasnienawisci.pl/index.php/2025/04/24/wszystkie-uchwaly-anty-lgbt-uchylone/ |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Huzzah! It’s over!
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| End Date | (none) | Apr 23, 2025 |
| Description | The Polish government has made frequent attempts to censor LGBT issues on TV or in person by attempting to establish "LGBT free zones" with the first being in Swidnicki County on March 27th, 2019 with hundreds more doing the same. Promises and attempts are being made to move away from this and most "LGBT free zones" have now been abolished. However, Lancut still has this establishment. | The Polish government has made frequent attempts to censor LGBT issues on TV or in person by attempting to establish "LGBT free zones" with the first being in Swidnicki County on March 27th, 2019 with hundreds more doing the same. Promises and attempts are being made to move away from this and most "LGBT free zones" have now been abolished. Lancut became the last to abolish it on April 24th, 2025. |
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| Sources | https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/17/poland-anti-lgbtq-zones-eu-funding/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/08/09/lgbtq-activists-poland-battle-growing-hostility-countrys-powerful/ https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/03/11/poland-onward-sexuality-specter-lesbian-censorship-translation-russia-pixar-disney/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68278630 https://www.reuters.com/article/world/timeline-how-lgbt-issues-became-a-flashpoint-in-poland-idUSKCN2562GK/ https://oko.press/koniec-stref-wolnych-od-lgbt-w-polsce?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2c69aM1_3Fc8sF98BAlDBSa7VndS6fdscdgzW-V96AuUafs_XenGuudIU_aem_oELFU8g8C4Tue6GdJB9VDQ https://www.ilga-europe.org/files/uploads/2022/06/Poland-Anti-LGBT-Timeline.pdf https://audycje.tokfm.pl/amp/podcast/173642,Mial-byc-koniec-Stref-wolnych-od-Dyskryminacja-wciaz-trwa?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAachaRiyh5GdOVCZwM_s8kOZM3sFEKv-gp2FUl9FSF9uga28We-mas2FBshGeQ_aem_Jgig23Ots1TXiBiffCrQCw | https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/17/poland-anti-lgbtq-zones-eu-funding/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/08/09/lgbtq-activists-poland-battle-growing-hostility-countrys-powerful/ https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/03/11/poland-onward-sexuality-specter-lesbian-censorship-translation-russia-pixar-disney/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68278630 https://www.reuters.com/article/world/timeline-how-lgbt-issues-became-a-flashpoint-in-poland-idUSKCN2562GK/ https://oko.press/koniec-stref-wolnych-od-lgbt-w-polsce?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2c69aM1_3Fc8sF98BAlDBSa7VndS6fdscdgzW-V96AuUafs_XenGuudIU_aem_oELFU8g8C4Tue6GdJB9VDQ https://www.ilga-europe.org/files/uploads/2022/06/Poland-Anti-LGBT-Timeline.pdf hhttps://blog.atlasnienawisci.pl/index.php/2025/04/24/wszystkie-uchwaly-anty-lgbt-uchylone/ |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. New update. They did not abolish it. :c
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| Description | The Polish government has made frequent attempts to censor LGBT issues on TV or in person by attempting to establish "LGBT free zones" with the first being in Swidnicki County on March 27th, 2019 with hundreds more doing the same. Promises and attempts are being made to move away from this and most "LGBT free zones" have now been abolished with the last in Lancut still being decided on by councilors to repeal the resolution on April 8th, 2025. | The Polish government has made frequent attempts to censor LGBT issues on TV or in person by attempting to establish "LGBT free zones" with the first being in Swidnicki County on March 27th, 2019 with hundreds more doing the same. Promises and attempts are being made to move away from this and most "LGBT free zones" have now been abolished. However, Lancut still has this establishment. |
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| Sources | https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/17/poland-anti-lgbtq-zones-eu-funding/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/08/09/lgbtq-activists-poland-battle-growing-hostility-countrys-powerful/ https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/03/11/poland-onward-sexuality-specter-lesbian-censorship-translation-russia-pixar-disney/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68278630 https://www.reuters.com/article/world/timeline-how-lgbt-issues-became-a-flashpoint-in-poland-idUSKCN2562GK/ https://oko.press/koniec-stref-wolnych-od-lgbt-w-polsce?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2c69aM1_3Fc8sF98BAlDBSa7VndS6fdscdgzW-V96AuUafs_XenGuudIU_aem_oELFU8g8C4Tue6GdJB9VDQ https://www.ilga-europe.org/files/uploads/2022/06/Poland-Anti-LGBT-Timeline.pdf | https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/17/poland-anti-lgbtq-zones-eu-funding/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/08/09/lgbtq-activists-poland-battle-growing-hostility-countrys-powerful/ https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/03/11/poland-onward-sexuality-specter-lesbian-censorship-translation-russia-pixar-disney/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68278630 https://www.reuters.com/article/world/timeline-how-lgbt-issues-became-a-flashpoint-in-poland-idUSKCN2562GK/ https://oko.press/koniec-stref-wolnych-od-lgbt-w-polsce?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2c69aM1_3Fc8sF98BAlDBSa7VndS6fdscdgzW-V96AuUafs_XenGuudIU_aem_oELFU8g8C4Tue6GdJB9VDQ https://www.ilga-europe.org/files/uploads/2022/06/Poland-Anti-LGBT-Timeline.pdf https://audycje.tokfm.pl/amp/podcast/173642,Mial-byc-koniec-Stref-wolnych-od-Dyskryminacja-wciaz-trwa?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAachaRiyh5GdOVCZwM_s8kOZM3sFEKv-gp2FUl9FSF9uga28We-mas2FBshGeQ_aem_Jgig23Ots1TXiBiffCrQCw |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding start date and more info about abolition. Keep an eye April 8th.
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| Start Date | (unknown) | Mar 27, 2019 |
| Description | The Polish government has made frequent attempts to censor LGBT issues on TV or in person by attempting to establish "LGBT free zones". Promises and attempts are being made to move away from this but time will tell how successful they are. | The Polish government has made frequent attempts to censor LGBT issues on TV or in person by attempting to establish "LGBT free zones" with the first being in Swidnicki County on March 27th, 2019 with hundreds more doing the same. Promises and attempts are being made to move away from this and most "LGBT free zones" have now been abolished with the last in Lancut still being decided on by councilors to repeal the resolution on April 8th, 2025. |
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| Sources | https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/17/poland-anti-lgbtq-zones-eu-funding/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/08/09/lgbtq-activists-poland-battle-growing-hostility-countrys-powerful/ https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/03/11/poland-onward-sexuality-specter-lesbian-censorship-translation-russia-pixar-disney/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68278630 | https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/17/poland-anti-lgbtq-zones-eu-funding/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/08/09/lgbtq-activists-poland-battle-growing-hostility-countrys-powerful/ https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/03/11/poland-onward-sexuality-specter-lesbian-censorship-translation-russia-pixar-disney/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68278630 https://www.reuters.com/article/world/timeline-how-lgbt-issues-became-a-flashpoint-in-poland-idUSKCN2562GK/ https://oko.press/koniec-stref-wolnych-od-lgbt-w-polsce?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2c69aM1_3Fc8sF98BAlDBSa7VndS6fdscdgzW-V96AuUafs_XenGuudIU_aem_oELFU8g8C4Tue6GdJB9VDQ https://www.ilga-europe.org/files/uploads/2022/06/Poland-Anti-LGBT-Timeline.pdf |
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edited by Unknownmiles. Reverting to revision #44364: Entry did not need to be changed
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| Value | No censorship | State-enforced |
| Description | There is often no censorship of LGBTQ+ content in Poland. The Polish government has previously made frequent attempts to censor LGBT issues on TV or in person by attempting to establish "LGBT free zones". | The Polish government has made frequent attempts to censor LGBT issues on TV or in person by attempting to establish "LGBT free zones". Promises and attempts are being made to move away from this but time will tell how successful they are. |
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| Federal Law | Yes | No |
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- Status is not correct "On 6 February 2024, Warsaw Voivodship Administrative Court repealed the last "LGBTQ-free zone" in Poland.
Also there is new government
https://oko.press/sad-uchylil-ostatnia-uchwale-przeciwko-ideologii-lgbt
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| Value | State-enforced | No censorship |
| Description | The Polish government has made frequent attempts to censor LGBT issues on TV or in person by attempting to establish "LGBT free zones". Promises and attempts are being made to move away from this but time will tell how successful they are. | There is often no censorship of LGBTQ+ content in Poland. The Polish government has previously made frequent attempts to censor LGBT issues on TV or in person by attempting to establish "LGBT free zones". |
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| Federal Law | No | Yes |
edited by jadeywadey. no desc and cleaned/expanded sources
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| Value | No censorship | State-enforced |
| Start Date | Jun 2, 2020 | (unknown) |
| Description | No censorship. | The Polish government has made frequent attempts to censor LGBT issues on TV or in person by attempting to establish "LGBT free zones". Promises and attempts are being made to move away from this but time will tell how successful they are. |
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| Sources | https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/17/poland-anti-lgbtq-zones-eu-funding/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/08/09/lgbtq-activists-poland-battle-growing-hostility-countrys-powerful/ https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/03/11/poland-onward-sexuality-specter-lesbian-censorship-translation-russia-pixar-disney/ | https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/17/poland-anti-lgbtq-zones-eu-funding/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/08/09/lgbtq-activists-poland-battle-growing-hostility-countrys-powerful/ https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/03/11/poland-onward-sexuality-specter-lesbian-censorship-translation-russia-pixar-disney/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68278630 |
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| Value | Other punishment | No censorship |
| Description | The EU Human Rights Commissioner has issued several complaints about several Polish local municipalities for anti-LGBT resolutions they have adopted. LGBT human rights defenders in Poland have become target with several attempts of intimidion and criminalisation of their activism by national and local governments, judicial authorities, and police. | No censorship. |
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- Status is not correct "Sources disprove them"
- Status is not correct "There have been some cases of LGBT censorship in Poland: http://nickalive.blogspot.com/2018/06/poland-bans-loud-house-episodes.html?m=1
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/03/11/poland-onward-sexuality-specter-lesbian-censorship-translation-russia-pixar-disney/"
- Status is not correct "There have been some instances of censorship of LGBT content in Poland: https://www.nickalive.net/2018/06/poland-bans-loud-house-episodes.html?m=1
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/03/11/poland-onward-sexuality-specter-lesbian-censorship-translation-russia-pixar-disney/"
- Status is not correct "Still has same exclusion zones unfortuantely,some morons are lying."
edited by Canadianstudent03. The previous status was very incorrect
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| Description | The polish “LGBT-Free” zones lack funding, are very vague with their descriptions and most have been rejected. There are NO punishments for LGBT news. | The EU Human Rights Commissioner has issued several complaints about several Polish local municipalities for anti-LGBT resolutions they have adopted. LGBT human rights defenders in Poland have become target with several attempts of intimidion and criminalisation of their activism by national and local governments, judicial authorities, and police. |
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- Status is not correct "its literally not punished yall are annoying asf ????"
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| Description | In Poland, there is the existence of so called LGBT “Free Zones”, where several Polish regions have declared themselves unwelcome to the LGBT “ideology”. Punishments vary in each of these zones for what the police considers “ideology”. Condemned by the EU | The polish “LGBT-Free” zones lack funding, are very vague with their descriptions and most have been rejected. There are NO punishments for LGBT news. |
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edited by Canadianstudent03. Incorrect status
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| Start Date | (unknown) | Jun 2, 2020 |
| Description | Due to EU Laws no censorship regarding LGBT has been put in place. | In Poland, there is the existence of so called LGBT “Free Zones”, where several Polish regions have declared themselves unwelcome to the LGBT “ideology”. Punishments vary in each of these zones for what the police considers “ideology”. Condemned by the EU |
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- Status is not correct "National public television has been known to cover up rainbow flags in its broadcasts"
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| Value | State-enforced | No censorship |
| Description | In Poland is censorship. | Due to EU Laws no censorship regarding LGBT has been put in place. |
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| Value | No censorship | State-enforced |
| Description | In Poland, there are no laws regarding censorship of LGBT+ people. ,,LGBT-free zones'' have no legal force. | In Poland is censorship. |
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edited by JuliaB. In Poland, there are no laws regarding actual censorship of LGBT+ people
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| Value | (REMOVED) | No censorship |
| Description | The national government of Poland does not enforce censorship of LGBT issues. However, several local authorities in Poland have declared themselves "LGBT-free zones", where "homopropaganda" and LGBT references in education have been prohibited. Edit: Varies by region; some voivodeships have rejected all “Anti-LGBT” area proposals, however some haven’t/are still pending. | In Poland, there are no laws regarding censorship of LGBT+ people. ,,LGBT-free zones'' have no legal force. |
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| Special Status | Ambiguous | (REMOVED) |
| Description | The national government of Poland does not enforce censorship of LGBT issues. However, several local authorities in Poland have declared themselves "LGBT-free zones", where "homopropaganda" and LGBT references in education have been prohibited. | The national government of Poland does not enforce censorship of LGBT issues. However, several local authorities in Poland have declared themselves "LGBT-free zones", where "homopropaganda" and LGBT references in education have been prohibited. Edit: Varies by region; some voivodeships have rejected all “Anti-LGBT” area proposals, however some haven’t/are still pending. |
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- Date is incorrect "so-called LGBT+-free zones have no legal force."
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| Description | The national government of Poland does enforce censorship of LGBT issues. However, several local authorities in Poland have declared themselves "LGBT-free zones", where "homopropaganda" and LGBT references in education have been prohibited. | The national government of Poland does not enforce censorship of LGBT issues. However, several local authorities in Poland have declared themselves "LGBT-free zones", where "homopropaganda" and LGBT references in education have been prohibited. |
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| Description | The national government of Poland does enforce censorship of LGBT issues. However, there are several local authorities in Poland have been declared "LGBT-free zones", where "homopropaganda" and LGBT references in education have been prohibited. | The national government of Poland does enforce censorship of LGBT issues. However, several local authorities in Poland have declared themselves "LGBT-free zones", where "homopropaganda" and LGBT references in education have been prohibited. |
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- Status is not correct "State-enforced censorship still exists in Poland. All LGBT-related symbols are removed from the media coverage.
Some time ago, during an interview with a library employee, the colors of the rainbow hanging in the background were removed
Source: https://queer.pl/news/204251/tvp-cenzuruje-teczowa-flage-lgbt"
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| Description | The national government of Poland does enforce censorship of LGBT issues. However, the are several local authorities in Poland have been declared "LGBT-free zones", where "homopropaganda" and LGBT references in education have been prohibited. | The national government of Poland does enforce censorship of LGBT issues. However, there are several local authorities in Poland have been declared "LGBT-free zones", where "homopropaganda" and LGBT references in education have been prohibited. |
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edited by daikman. updated to give more context. I think ambiguous better represents the situation, given that different areas of the country have different situations.
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| Value | State-enforced | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | State-enforced | Ambiguous |
| Description | Discrimination is illegal under the Polish Constitution. However, in practice the ruling government party has supported several Polish municipalities which have been declared "LGBT-free zones", and LGBT references are removed from broadcasts by state TV and film distributors. | The national government of Poland does enforce censorship of LGBT issues. However, the are several local authorities in Poland have been declared "LGBT-free zones", where "homopropaganda" and LGBT references in education have been prohibited. |
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| Sources | https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/08/09/lgbtq-activists-poland-battle-growing-hostility-countrys-powerful/ https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/03/11/poland-onward-sexuality-specter-lesbian-censorship-translation-russia-pixar-disney/ | https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/17/poland-anti-lgbtq-zones-eu-funding/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/08/09/lgbtq-activists-poland-battle-growing-hostility-countrys-powerful/ https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/03/11/poland-onward-sexuality-specter-lesbian-censorship-translation-russia-pixar-disney/ |
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| Description | Several Polish municipalities have been declared "LGBT-free zones" with support from the ruling party, and LGBT references are removed from broadcasts by state TV and film distributors. | Discrimination is illegal under the Polish Constitution. However, in practice the ruling government party has supported several Polish municipalities which have been declared "LGBT-free zones", and LGBT references are removed from broadcasts by state TV and film distributors. |
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- Status is not correct
- Status is not correct "https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/17/poland-anti-lgbtq-zones-eu-funding/
Polish “lgbt-free” zones have been revoked due to loss of EU funding (2021)."
- Sources are invalid or broken "In Poland there are no "LGBT free zones". You should check the polish law. Also there are no local "LGBT free zones". There was created a fake news that in Poland there are LGBT free zones implemented by some local governments. Bart Staszewski was the provocateur, who made a photomontage. He made a road board with fiction information, put it under the sign with village name and made a photography of that staging.
https://wpolityce.pl/polityka/550772-ujawniamy-prowokacja-staszewskiego-byla-fotomontazem
Sometimes forced education about LGBT is in conflict with parents right to raise their children according to their own beliefs.
https://ordoiuris.pl/rodzina-i-malzenstwo/deklaracja-troski-o-wychowanie-mlodziezy-i-ochrone-rodziny-stanowisko-rzadu-na"
- Status is not correct "According to the EU commission, on January 26th 2023, they officially closed the case of the so-called “LGBT-Free Zones” in certain areas of Poland. They also mentioned that none of such zones would ever receive funding from them."
- Status is not correct "The LGBT issues expression is not forbidden under any law, the state tv station is full of propaganda, but other tv stations, newspapers etc. can freely express on lgbt issues"
- Status is not correct "There is no censorship of LGBT issues in Poland."
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- Other "Theoretically it's true, but these LGBT-free zones are against the Polish constitution which forbids all discrimination (article 32)"
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| Value | No censorship | Other punishment |
| Description | In Poland, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. | Several Polish municipalities have been declared "LGBT-free zones" with support from the ruling party, and LGBT references are removed from broadcasts by state TV and film distributors. |
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| Sources | https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/08/09/lgbtq-activists-poland-battle-growing-hostility-countrys-powerful/ https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/03/11/poland-onward-sexuality-specter-lesbian-censorship-translation-russia-pixar-disney/ | |
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| Status | No censorship |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In Poland, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. |
| Sources | (empty) |
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- Other "National TV channel - TVP is censoring every symbol that may be associated with LGBT (for example, singer's make up was deleted because it had rainbow colours. they literally photoshoped her face so the rainbow would not be showing.)"