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| Region | Poland |
| Issue | Censorship of LGBT issues |
| Status | State-enforced |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | Jun 1, 2020 |
| Description | Parts of Poland have Called themselves LGBT “Free Zones” in which pride and other equality events are banned and repressed brutally. Mods without sources have changed this entry to something innacurate |
| Sources | https://rainbow-europe.org/#8653/0/0 |
Reports (5)
- Status is not correct "As of May 2024, all Lgbt free zones have been repealed"
- Status is not correct "They cancelled the law"
- Newer law has been passed
- Other "The LGBT-zones were unenforceable, and meant nothing. Also, most have now been reverted back."
- Note field is incorrect "LGBT free zones were only used as a form of propaganda by the Law and Justice government to spread hate about the LGBT community in 2019-2020. At no point in time were pride events banned or repressed in voivodeships and counties that deemed themselves 'free of the LGBT ideology'"
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edited by Canadianstudent03. Mods without sources have changed this entry to something innacurate
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| Description | Parts of Poland have Called themselves LGBT “Free Zones” in which pride and other equality events are banned and repressed brutally, but as of 2023 this zones doesen’t exists anymore | Parts of Poland have Called themselves LGBT “Free Zones” in which pride and other equality events are banned and repressed brutally. Mods without sources have changed this entry to something innacurate |
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| Description | Parts of Poland have Called themselves LGBT “Free Zones” in which pride and other equality events are banned and repressed brutally | Parts of Poland have Called themselves LGBT “Free Zones” in which pride and other equality events are banned and repressed brutally, but as of 2023 this zones doesen’t exists anymore |
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| Description | no laws restricting freedom of expression on the subject of LGBT+ people | Parts of Poland have Called themselves LGBT “Free Zones” in which pride and other equality events are banned and repressed brutally |
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edited by JuliaB. no laws restricting freedom of expression on the subject of LGBT+ people
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| Description | Over a third of the country is a so called “LGBT+ Free Zone” in these regions, Equality marches and Other Events are Harshly Supressed | no laws restricting freedom of expression on the subject of LGBT+ people |
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edited by Canadianstudent03. Incorrect status
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| Description | In Poland, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.organisations in the country. | Over a third of the country is a so called “LGBT+ Free Zone” in these regions, Equality marches and Other Events are Harshly Supressed |
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edited by JuliaB. In Poland, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.organisations in the country.
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| Value | State-enforced | No censorship |
| Description | In Poland there have been so-called "Charters of the Rights of the Family" adopted by various local governments since 2019. Some recommendations have direct impact of the work and on the functioning of LGBT organisations in the country. Some local governments are currently implementing the Charter. | In Poland, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.organisations in the country. |
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edited by Samuel_NOT_Samuele. ILGA Europe has stated that in Poland local goverments are trying to block LGBT associations
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| Value | No censorship | State-enforced |
| Description | The EU does not allow for funding "LGBT-Free" zones and as such, these zones adopted very vague rules regarding censorship - which does NOT ban LGBT content. | In Poland there have been so-called "Charters of the Rights of the Family" adopted by various local governments since 2019. Some recommendations have direct impact of the work and on the functioning of LGBT organisations in the country. Some local governments are currently implementing the Charter. |
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| Sources | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/stories-54191344 | https://rainbow-europe.org/#8653/0/0 |
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| Value | State-enforced | No censorship |
| Description | LGBT-free zones are municipalities and regions of Poland that have declared themselves unwelcoming of LGBT "ideology", in order to ban equality marches and other LGBT events. By June 2020, some 100 municipalities and five voivodeships, encompassing a third of the country, had adopted resolutions which have been characterized as "LGBT-free zones". | The EU does not allow for funding "LGBT-Free" zones and as such, these zones adopted very vague rules regarding censorship - which does NOT ban LGBT content. |
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edited by Canadianstudent03. There is censorship
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| Description | there is no law censoring LGBT+ people in Poland | LGBT-free zones are municipalities and regions of Poland that have declared themselves unwelcoming of LGBT "ideology", in order to ban equality marches and other LGBT events. By June 2020, some 100 municipalities and five voivodeships, encompassing a third of the country, had adopted resolutions which have been characterized as "LGBT-free zones". |
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| Sources | there is no law censoring LGBT+ people in Poland. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/stories-54191344 |
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| Description | there is no law censoring LGBT+ people in Poland, but the national television banned LGBT content | there is no law censoring LGBT+ people in Poland |
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| Sources | there is no law censoring LGBT+ people in Poland, but the national television banned LGBT content | there is no law censoring LGBT+ people in Poland. |
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| Description | there is no law censoring LGBT+ people in Poland | there is no law censoring LGBT+ people in Poland, but the national television banned LGBT content |
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| Sources | there is no law censoring LGBT+ people in Poland | there is no law censoring LGBT+ people in Poland, but the national television banned LGBT content |
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| Value | State-enforced | No censorship |
| Description | LGBT content is de-facto banned | there is no law censoring LGBT+ people in Poland |
| Sources | LGBT content is de-facto banned | there is no law censoring LGBT+ people in Poland |
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| Value | No censorship | State-enforced |
| Description | LGBT-free zones are municipalities and regions of Poland that have declared themselves unwelcoming of LGBT "ideology", in order to ban equality marches and other LGBT events. By June 2020, some 100 municipalities and five voivodeships, encompassing a third of the country, had adopted resolutions which have been characterized as "LGBT-free zones". | LGBT content is de-facto banned |
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| Sources | there are no state laws restricting the dissemination of LGBT+ endorsement content. | LGBT content is de-facto banned |
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edited by Canadianstudent03. In more than a third of the country, censorship is state enforced
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| End Date | (none) | Jun 2020 |
| Description | Media are free to speak out about sexual orientation and gender identity and to criticize the government's actions in this matter. Among the largest Polish TV stations and other news services, many of them openly support the rights of LGBT+ people. In Polish law, there are also no provisions limiting the freedom of assembly of LGBT+ people and there are no provisions limiting the topic of sexual orientation and gender identity in schools. | LGBT-free zones are municipalities and regions of Poland that have declared themselves unwelcoming of LGBT "ideology", in order to ban equality marches and other LGBT events. By June 2020, some 100 municipalities and five voivodeships, encompassing a third of the country, had adopted resolutions which have been characterized as "LGBT-free zones". |
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| Status | No censorship |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Media are free to speak out about sexual orientation and gender identity and to criticize the government's actions in this matter. Among the largest Polish TV stations and other news services, many of them openly support the rights of LGBT+ people. In Polish law, there are also no provisions limiting the freedom of assembly of LGBT+ people and there are no provisions limiting the topic of sexual orientation and gender identity in schools. |
| Sources | there are no state laws restricting the dissemination of LGBT+ endorsement content. |