Compare LGBT Rights in Poland & Portugal

Equality Index ?
50 / 100
76 / 100
Legal Index ?
55 / 100
93 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
45 / 100
60 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1970
Legal
Since 1982
Same-sex marriageUnregistered cohabitation
Since 2012
Legal
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1995
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1996
Legal
Since 1995
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
Illegal
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2021
Legal
Since 2016
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedFull ban
Since 2018
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 1991
Legal
Since 2024
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2010
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2024
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1932
Equal
Since 2007
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