Compare LGBT Rights in Poland & Romania

Equality Index ?
53 / 100
46 / 100
Legal Index ?
62 / 100
58 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
44 / 100
34 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1970
Legal
Since 2001
Same-sex marriageUnregistered cohabitation
Since 2012
Banned
Since 2009
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 2020
No censorship
Since 2020
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1995
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1996
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1996
Legal
Since 1999
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2000
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
Sexual orientation only
Since 2000
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2000
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 1964
Single only
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 1991
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2008
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1932
Equal
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