Compare LGBT Rights in Poland & Vatican City

Equality Index ?
50 / 100
35 / 100
Legal Index ?
55 / 100
35 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
45 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1970
Legal
Since 1929
Same-sex marriageUnregistered cohabitation
Since 2012
Banned
Since 1929
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedOther punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1995
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1996
N/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsN/A
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2021
N/A
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedN/A
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 1991
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalN/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1932
Equal
Since 1890
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