Compare LGBT Rights in Italy & Poland

Equality Index ?
67 / 100
50 / 100
Legal Index ?
75 / 100
55 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
60 / 100
45 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1890
Legal
Since 1970
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2016
Unregistered cohabitation
Since 2012
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2015
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1995
Gender-affirming careLegal, but restricted for minors
Since 2023
Legal
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Since 2024
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationVaries by Region
Since 2004
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2023
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
LGBT housing discriminationVaries by Region
Since 2004
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSecond parent adoption only
Since 2016
Illegal
Since 2021
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 1986
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 1991
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2001
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1932
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