Current Version
| Region | Poland |
| Issue | Censorship of LGBT Issues |
| Status | State-enforced |
| Start Date | past |
| End Date | now |
| 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. |
| 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/ |
Reports (3)
- 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."
- Note field is incorrect
Revision History (3)
Revision by beeurd
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Note | 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. |
Revision by beeurd
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Other punishment | State-enforced |
Reports (1)
- Other "Theoretically it's true, but these LGBT-free zones are against the Polish constitution which forbids all discrimination (article 32)"
Revision by beeurd
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | No censorship | Other punishment |
| Note | 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. |
| 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/ |
Reports (1)
- 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.)"