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PeterGalazka added an entry to Poland.
LGBT discrimination: Illegal in some contexts from Jan 1, 2003 to now.
"The Labour Code has contained anti-discrimination protections in employment since 2003. This prohibition is also reflected in the new Equal Treatment Law of 2010, which entered into force on 1 January 2011. The Equal Treatment Law bans sexual orientation discrimination in employment only.
PeterGalazka added an entry to Poland.
Equal age of consent: Equal from Jul 11, 1932 to now.
PeterGalazka added an entry to Poland.
Same-sex marriage: Unregistered cohabitation from past to now.
Article 18 of the Polish Constituation defines marriage as "a union of a man and a woman". Legal challenges have been made against this, including in the European Court of Human Rights, and The Court of Justice of the European Union has also ruled that all EU member states must recognise the rights of same-sex spouse, but no new law has been passed. Unregistered cohabitation recognized.
PeterGalazka added an entry to Poland.
Same-sex adoption: Illegal from past to 2016.
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PeterGalazka added an entry to Poland.
Right to change legal gender: Legal, but requires surgery from Nov 17, 1964 to now.
A medical diagnosis required, and individuals need to sue their parents in order to have their birth certificate changed. Under Polish law reassignment surgery can only take place after a person's gender has been legally changed.
PeterGalazka added an entry to Poland.
Homosexual activity: Legal from Jan 1945 to now.
Consensual same-sex acts were legalized in 1945 after the end of WW2 by the Polish Penal Code. Since 2019 several municipalities have declared themselves to be "LGBT-free zones", while this has no legal standing it does adversely affect LGBT people by opening them up to hate crime.