Compare LGBT Rights in Poland & Sweden

Equality Index ?
50 / 100
73 / 100
Legal Index ?
55 / 100
80 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
45 / 100
65 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1970
Legal
Since 1944
Same-sex marriageUnregistered cohabitation
Since 2012
Legal
Since 2009
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1995
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2013
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1996
Legal, but restricted for minors
Since 2022
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
Illegal
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1999
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2009
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2021
Legal
Since 2002
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 1991
Legal
Since 2009
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1932
Equal
Since 1978
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