Our positions
“Equality, you said it” - that's how we sum up the words of politicians, officials, and state and local authorities. Words about equality can't be thrown around lightly. Poland has, for far too long, lagged behind the rest of Europe in upholding and protecting human rights and ensuring equality and safety for everyone. Too many times, the rights and freedoms of minority groups have been pushed aside, and equality and freedom used as empty campaign promises. We demand equality NOW.
Full marriage equality
In October 2024, a draft civil partnership law was published, giving same-sex couples limited rights - including inheritance and access to medical information. But marriage equality and the right to adopt for same-sex couples are still missing, entrenching inequality before the law. We demand full access to marriage for same-sex couples - a right that protects the interests and dignity of LGBTQ+ people in line with human rights standards, including shared property and joint tax filing, inheritance rights and exemption from gift tax, the right to burial and survivor's pension, caregiver benefits, the right to information about a partner's health, and the right to adopt children. It should also properly account for transgender people currently in a marriage, recognize same-sex marriages performed abroad, and allow the transcription of foreign birth certificates for the children of same-sex couples. This should be introduced through a government bill, not a national referendum.
Streamlining the transition process
In March 2025, the Supreme Court simplified the legal process for gender recognition, removing the requirement for transgender people to sue their parents. Despite this, the transition process still needs further improvement - both legally and medically, protecting the interests and dignity of transgender people. Legal reform should include making it easier to change gender markers on official documents and moving this from the courts to an administrative process, removing the requirement that a chosen first name match one's gender marker (as in Spain), and relaxing the rules for choosing a name not found in the civil registry. We also demand recognition of non-binary identities, through a third gender marker or by removing gender markers altogether, as well as easier access to the medical transition process and reimbursement for hormone therapy.
Reforming the Criminal Code and safety for LGBTQ+ people
We demand an amendment to the Criminal Code to define hate speech in line with the Council of Europe's definition, and to prosecute hate crimes motivated by queerphobia and transphobia as a matter of course. This should include adding sexual orientation and gender identity to the list of legally protected characteristics, ensuring safety and legal protection for sexual minorities. We also demand a legal definition of economic abuse, a ban on so-called conversion therapy, and expanded protection from domestic violence, including for people experiencing homelessness.
Real sex and anti-discrimination education
We demand that comprehensive, quality sex education and anti-discrimination education be added to the school curriculum, equipping students with knowledge and skills on reproduction and reproductive rights, contraception, safe and informed sex, and discrimination, stereotypes, and hate crimes - including how to prevent them. We call for NGOs to be allowed back into schools to teach and run educational workshops. We also call for minority students to receive proper protection, including real psychological support, in the education system.
Reproductive rights
We demand an immediate reform of abortion law so that the decision to end a pregnancy rests solely with the pregnant person, without having to give a reason, and that emergency contraception be available over the counter, without pharmacists being able to refuse to sell it on grounds of conscience. Abortion law should be changed through a government bill, not a national referendum.
Migrants' rights and the rule of law
We oppose the Polish government's suspension of the right to apply for international protection at the border. The right to seek asylum is a fundamental right enshrined in the 1951 Geneva Convention and in EU law - suspending it along parts of the border undermines these obligations and puts people fleeing persecution at further risk. Human rights are inalienable, inviolable, and universal - no institution, government, or individual has the right to take them away, and no one can be made to give them up. We believe that solidarity between the LGBTQ+ movement and other movements fighting for human rights is the foundation of social justice. A violation of one group's rights erodes rights for everyone, and excluding any community weakens the whole of society. That's why we oppose every form of discrimination, repression, and restriction of fundamental freedoms, no matter who it affects.