Compare LGBT Rights in Poland & Western Sahara

Equality Index ?
50 / 100
24 / 100
Legal Index ?
55 / 100
24 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
45 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1970
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageUnregistered cohabitation
Since 2012
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2019
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1995
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1996
Legal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
Unknown
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
Unknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2021
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 1991
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1932
N/A
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