Current Version
| Region | Poland |
| Issue | Serving openly in military |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 1991 |
| End Date | now |
| Description | Since the 1990s, lesbian, gay and bisexual people are not banned from military service and discrimination against them is officially forbidden. However, openly gay personnel would face social difficulty, especially for higher ranks, as for "commanding staff - officers and high-ranking NCOs - admitting to same-sex attraction would mean losing respect - qualities without which you simply cannot be a commander". |
| Sources | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Poland |
Reports (1)
- Other "Openly transgender people, who have a diagnosis, can not serve in the millitary even during a war. Ass well as intersex people. I know that when you are 19 you are required to go to the millitary to get a ranking a, b, c, d… if you can serve in the millitary or do you have to serve during a war. People with a diagnosis of gender dysphoria get the worst category and are banned from serving even during a war"
Revision History (8)
Revision by _it4_
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| End Date | 2018-09-14 | 9999-12-12 |
| Note | No laws restricting service. | Since the 1990s, lesbian, gay and bisexual people are not banned from military service and discrimination against them is officially forbidden. However, openly gay personnel would face social difficulty, especially for higher ranks, as for "commanding staff - officers and high-ranking NCOs - admitting to same-sex attraction would mean losing respect - qualities without which you simply cannot be a commander". |
| Sources | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Poland |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned | Legal |
| End Date | 2018-07-25 | 2018-09-14 |
| Note | No laws in place to protect transgender people. | No laws restricting service. |
| Sources | No |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Don't Ask, Don't Tell | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Legal | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
| End Date | 2018-04-19 | 2018-07-25 |
| Note | Only in Cyprus it is illegal to serve. | No laws in place to protect transgender people. |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| End Date | 2017-10-12 | 2018-04-19 |
| Note | No | Only in Cyprus it is illegal to serve. |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned | Legal |
| End Date | 2017-08-28 | 2017-10-12 |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Legal | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |