Poland
Pride Events
Events
- Pride House in Warsaw
- March of support for Registered Partnership Act in Poland
- Krakow LGBT Culture Festival "Culture for Tolerance",
- Anti-Homophobia Week - All Different All Equal Campaign
- Poznan, Poland: Equality March
- Equality and Tolerance Days 2006: Solidarity against Discrimination
- 'Culture for Tolerance' Gay and Lesbian Festival
- The Equality Days
Articles and news
- Report on discrimination based on sexual orientation in Poland for the year 2005
- European Court of Human Rights: ban on LGBT pride in Warsaw was illegal and discriminatory (03/05/2007)
- Poland: "Homophobia, this is what it looks like!" (01/03/2007)
- Poland rejects gay project (03/10/2006)
- Polish LGBT activists' reaction on 'gay-friendly' Poland statememn by Polish prime minister (31/08/2006)
- Clashes erupt at Poland gay march (29/04/2006)
- Amnesty International: LGBT rights under attack in Poland (28/11/2005)
- Members of the European Parliament on situation in Poland (25/11/2005)
Resources
- The Socialisation of Politics in Europe: A Case Study of LGBT Rights in Poland
- Discrimination against homosexuals in Poland 2
- Discriminaton against homosexuals in Poland
- Report "Situation of Bisexual and Homosexual Persons in Poland", 2005-2006
- Collection of homophobic statements in written media
- COC Haaglanden report on Poland
- Meeting the challenge of accession, April 2004
International human rights documents:
Poland has not yet signed Protocol No. 12 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. Poland was a signatory to the 2007 UN Declaration on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity.
Criminal law:
Consenting same-sex sexual acts are legal.
The age of consent is equal for all sexual acts.
Anti-discrimination:
Discrimination on the basis on sexual orientation is prohibited in areas of health care, education, and employment.
Partnership recognition:
Poland does not provide any legal recognition of same-sex partnerships.
Parenting rights:
Neither joint nor second parent adoption is available to same-sex couples in Poland.
Law on hate and violence:
Laws on hate and violence do not refer to sexual orientation or gender identity and do not recognise sexual orientation neither gender identity as aggravating factor.
Freedom of assembly:
Pride events have been banned in 2004, 2005 and 2006.
