Entry #11259: Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Poland

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Region	Poland
Issue	Legal recognition of non-binary gender
Status	Not legally recognized
Start Date	(unknown)
End Date	(none)
Description	Non-binary gender marker is not available.
Sources	https://database.ilga.org/poland-lgbti https://notesfrompoland.com/2021/04/27/poland-rejects-inclusion-of-third-gender-in-new-eu-identity-cards/ https://wolne-forum-transowe.pl/art-zmiana-danych-osobowych-osoby-transseksualnej

Revision History (24)

Oct 15, 2023

edited by Nathan. Status correction

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	Old Value	New Value (Current)
Value	(REMOVED)	Not legally recognized
Special Status	Ambiguous	Not legally recognized
Description	Allowed to change name to gender neutral, no 3rd gender options so far though.	Non-binary gender marker is not available.
Description	Show Difference Allowed to change name to gender neutral, no 3rd gender options so far though. Non-binary gender marker is not available.
Sources	https://notesfrompoland.com/2021/04/27/poland-rejects-inclusion-of-third-gender-in-new-eu-identity-cards/ https://wolne-forum-transowe.pl/art-zmiana-danych-osobowych-osoby-transseksualnej	https://database.ilga.org/poland-lgbti https://notesfrompoland.com/2021/04/27/poland-rejects-inclusion-of-third-gender-in-new-eu-identity-cards/ https://wolne-forum-transowe.pl/art-zmiana-danych-osobowych-osoby-transseksualnej
Sources	Show Difference https://notesfrompoland.com/2021/04/27/poland-rejects-inclusion-of-third-gender-in-new-eu-identity-cards/ https://wolne-forum-transowe.pl/art-zmiana-danych-osobowych-osoby-transseksualnej https://database.ilga.org/poland-lgbti https://notesfrompoland.com/2021/04/27/poland-rejects-inclusion-of-third-gender-in-new-eu-identity-cards/ https://wolne-forum-transowe.pl/art-zmiana-danych-osobowych-osoby-transseksualnej

Oct 8, 2023

edited by aesper. incorrect status

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Not legally recognized	(REMOVED)
Special Status	Not legally recognized	Ambiguous
Description	The polish government openly rejects the existence of multiple genders.	Allowed to change name to gender neutral, no 3rd gender options so far though.
Description	Show Difference The polish government openly rejects the existence of multiple genders. Allowed to change name to gender neutral, no 3rd gender options so far though.

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Status is not correct 
Oct 10, 2023

Oct 5, 2023

edited by danlev. Removing broad claims about the future. See Equaldex's policy on descriptions. Statements can be added if they are clearly attributed to reputable sources/experts.

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	Old Value	New Value
Description	The polish government openly rejects the existence of multiple genders. Will likely not change in the future	The polish government openly rejects the existence of multiple genders.
Description	Show Difference The polish government openly rejects the existence of multiple genders. Will likely not change in the future

Oct 4, 2023

edited by Canadianstudent03. Making this change as it was vandalised prior

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	(REMOVED)	Not legally recognized
Special Status	Ambiguous	Not legally recognized
Description	Ability to change your name to a gender neutral one, but no existence of a third gender.	The polish government openly rejects the existence of multiple genders. Will likely not change in the future
Description	Show Difference Ability to change your name to a gender neutral one, but no existence of a third gender. The polish government openly rejects the existence of multiple genders. Will likely not change in the future

Aug 24, 2023

edited by aesper. Edit.

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Not legally recognized	(REMOVED)
Special Status	Not legally recognized	Ambiguous
Description	The polish government publicly denies the existence of more than two genders, an example happening in 2021. Mods without sources have changed this entry to something innacurate	Ability to change your name to a gender neutral one, but no existence of a third gender.
Description	Show Difference The polish government publicly denies the existence of more than two genders, an example happening in 2021. Mods without sources have changed this entry to something innacurate Ability to change your name to a gender neutral one, but no existence of a third gender.

Reports (5)
Status is not correct "There is no non-binary gender recognition in Polish laws"
Oct 4, 2023
Status is not correct "No recognition of non-binary or a "third gender" option, technically name change is possible to a neutral one but to succeed you need to put forward a convincing argument that enough people with your legal gender marker have that name, both in Poland and worldwide, and it's dependant on the case worker wether it's accepted, and if they do not accept you can never attempt to change names to the one that got denied."
Sep 16, 2023
Other "It is not incorrect, but there are none Polish nonbinary names. You can only adopt not Polish ones. Changing your name in Poland is also very challenging, because it can be done only once and it can be turned down without any explanation (then you cannot try again) and it is not uncommon. Additionally?you have to prove that your chosen name is used for your gender somewhere in the world (for example mentioning a celebrity). You can find all of that in “USTAWA
z dnia 17 pa?dziernika 2008 r.
o zmianie imienia i nazwiska”."
Sep 11, 2023
Status is not correct 
Sep 4, 2023
Status is not correct "polish government system goes by sex, not gender."
Sep 2, 2023

Aug 22, 2023

edited by Canadianstudent03. Mods without sources have changed this entry to something innacurate

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	(REMOVED)	Not legally recognized
Special Status	Ambiguous	Not legally recognized
Description	you can change your name to a gender neutral one	The polish government publicly denies the existence of more than two genders, an example happening in 2021. Mods without sources have changed this entry to something innacurate
Description	Show Difference you can change your name to a gender neutral one The polish government publicly denies the existence of more than two genders, an example happening in 2021. Mods without sources have changed this entry to something innacurate

Aug 21, 2023

edited by Samuel_NOT_Samuele. added

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Not legally recognized	(REMOVED)
Special Status	Not legally recognized	Ambiguous
Description	The polish government has been outspoken in it’s anti LGBTQI+ Rhetoric, this includes denying the existence of more than two genders	you can change your name to a gender neutral one
Description	Show Difference The polish government has been outspoken in it’s anti LGBTQI+ Rhetoric, this includes denying the existence of more than two genders you can change your name to a gender neutral one

Aug 21, 2023

edited by Canadianstudent03. The polish government has been outspoken in it’s anti LGBTQI+ Rhetoric, this includes denying the existence of more than two genders

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	(REMOVED)	Not legally recognized
Special Status	Ambiguous	Not legally recognized
Start Date	Jun 19, 2009	(unknown)
Description	it's legal to change name to a gender-neutral one	The polish government has been outspoken in it’s anti LGBTQI+ Rhetoric, this includes denying the existence of more than two genders
Description	Show Difference it's legal to change name to a gender-neutral one The polish government has been outspoken in it’s anti LGBTQI+ Rhetoric, this includes denying the existence of more than two genders

Aug 16, 2023

edited by JuliaB. it's legal to change name to a gender-neutral one

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Not legally recognized	(REMOVED)
Special Status	Not legally recognized	Ambiguous
Description	Third Gender options don’t exist in Poland. This unfortunately isn’t likely to change due to the Governenment’s outspoken statements on this issue	it's legal to change name to a gender-neutral one
Description	Show Difference Third Gender options don’t exist in Poland. This unfortunately isn’t likely to change due to the Governenment’s outspoken statements on this issue it's legal to change name to a gender-neutral one

Aug 16, 2023

edited by Canadianstudent03. Third Gender options don’t exist in Poland. This unfortunately isn’t likely to change due to the Governenment’s outspoken statements on this issue

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	(REMOVED)	Not legally recognized
Special Status	Ambiguous	Not legally recognized
Description	You can legally change your name to a gender-neutral one, however you can only put your sex as male or female.	Third Gender options don’t exist in Poland. This unfortunately isn’t likely to change due to the Governenment’s outspoken statements on this issue
Description	Show Difference You can legally change your name to a gender-neutral one, however you can only put your sex as male or female. Third Gender options don’t exist in Poland. This unfortunately isn’t likely to change due to the Governenment’s outspoken statements on this issue

Aug 11, 2023

edited by aesper. status

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Not legally recognized	(REMOVED)
Special Status	Not legally recognized	Ambiguous

Aug 11, 2023

edited by Andrei. Now is good

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	(REMOVED)	Not legally recognized
Special Status	Ambiguous	Not legally recognized

Aug 10, 2023

edited by JuliaB. You can legally change your name to a gender-neutral one, however you can only put your sex as male or female.

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Not legally recognized	(REMOVED)
Special Status	Not legally recognized	Ambiguous

Aug 10, 2023

edited by Samuel_NOT_Samuele. added

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	(REMOVED)	Not legally recognized
Special Status	Ambiguous	Not legally recognized

Aug 10, 2023

edited by aesper. Incorrect Status

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Not legally recognized	(REMOVED)
Special Status	Not legally recognized	Ambiguous
Description	While Non-binary people can change their name to a gender-neutral one, they won’t be recognised for who they are	You can legally change your name to a gender-neutral one, however you can only put your sex as male or female.
Description	Show Difference While Non-binary people can change their name to a gender-neutral one, they won’t be recognised for who they are You can legally change your name to a gender-neutral one, however you can only put your sex as male or female.

Aug 10, 2023

edited by Canadianstudent03. Poland is not one of the 22 countries that allows trans military service

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	(REMOVED)	Not legally recognized
Special Status	Ambiguous	Not legally recognized
Description	Non-binary people can change their name to a gender-neutral one, but they can only have a male or female gender marker.	While Non-binary people can change their name to a gender-neutral one, they won’t be recognised for who they are
Description	Show Difference Non-binary people can change their name to a gender-neutral one, but they can only have a male or female gender marker. While Non-binary people can change their name to a gender-neutral one, they won’t be recognised for who they are

Aug 10, 2023

edited by aesper. ambiguous

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Not legally recognized	(REMOVED)
Special Status	Not legally recognized	Ambiguous

Aug 10, 2023

edited by Andrei. Now is good

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	(REMOVED)	Not legally recognized
Special Status	Ambiguous	Not legally recognized

Aug 9, 2023

edited by JuliaB. Non-binary people can change their name to a gender-neutral one, but they can only have a male or female gender marker.

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Not legally recognized	(REMOVED)
Special Status	Not legally recognized	Ambiguous

Aug 9, 2023

edited by Samuel_NOT_Samuele. added

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	(REMOVED)	Not legally recognized
Special Status	Ambiguous	Not legally recognized

Aug 8, 2023

edited by JuliaB. non-binary people can change their name to a gender-neutral

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Not legally recognized	(REMOVED)
Special Status	Not legally recognized	Ambiguous
Start Date	Apr 2021	Jun 19, 2009
Description	Poland publicity rejected the existence of more than two genders in April of 2021	Non-binary people can change their name to a gender-neutral one, but they can only have a male or female gender marker.
Description	Show Difference Poland publicity rejected the existence of more than two genders in April of 2021 Non-binary people can change their name to a gender-neutral one, but they can only have a male or female gender marker.

Aug 8, 2023

edited by Canadianstudent03. Poland publicity rejected the existence of more than two genders in April of 2021

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	(REMOVED)	Not legally recognized
Special Status	Ambiguous	Not legally recognized
Start Date	Jun 19, 2009	Apr 2021
Description	Non-binary people ale allowed to change their name to a gender-neutral one but only male and female gender is legally recognised.	Poland publicity rejected the existence of more than two genders in April of 2021
Description	Show Difference Non-binary people ale allowed to change their name to a gender-neutral one but only male and female gender is legally recognised. Poland publicity rejected the existence of more than two genders in April of 2021

Aug 5, 2023

edited by JuliaB. non-binary people are partially recognized by law in Poland.

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	Old Value (Original)	New Value
Value	Not legally recognized	(REMOVED)
Special Status	Not legally recognized	Ambiguous
Start Date	(unknown)	Jun 19, 2009
Description	Only male and female gender is legally recognised	Non-binary people ale allowed to change their name to a gender-neutral one but only male and female gender is legally recognised.
Description	Show Difference Only male and female gender is legally recognised Non-binary people ale allowed to change their name to a gender-neutral one but only male and female gender is legally recognised.
Sources	https://notesfrompoland.com/2021/04/27/poland-rejects-inclusion-of-third-gender-in-new-eu-identity-cards/	https://notesfrompoland.com/2021/04/27/poland-rejects-inclusion-of-third-gender-in-new-eu-identity-cards/ https://wolne-forum-transowe.pl/art-zmiana-danych-osobowych-osoby-transseksualnej
Sources	Show Difference https://notesfrompoland.com/2021/04/27/poland-rejects-inclusion-of-third-gender-in-new-eu-identity-cards/ https://notesfrompoland.com/2021/04/27/poland-rejects-inclusion-of-third-gender-in-new-eu-identity-cards/ https://wolne-forum-transowe.pl/art-zmiana-danych-osobowych-osoby-transseksualnej

Oct 1, 2021

created by Matinee71

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	Original entry
Status	Not legally recognized
Start Date	(unknown)
End Date	(none)
Description	Only male and female gender is legally recognised
Sources	https://notesfrompoland.com/2021/04/27/poland-rejects-inclusion-of-third-gender-in-new-eu-identity-cards/