page_title: LGBT history in Poland
hierarchical_section_title: LGBT history in Poland
caption_attribution_description: Fot. Kancelaria Sejmu/Aleksander Zieliński podczas uroczystość zaprzysiężenia Prezydenta RP Andrzeja Dudy przed Zgromadzeniem Narodowym
context_page_description: Since the creation of the Polish state and its Christianization there have never been any Polish laws, not counting periods of occupation, that criminalize homosexuality. Homosexuality has been a taboo subject for most of Poland's history, however, and this and the lack of legal discrimination often led to a lack of historical sources around the subject. Homophobia has been a common public attitude in Poland, thanks to the influence of Catholic Church in Polish public life, and the widespread conservatism of Polish society. Homosexuality in Poland was decriminalized in 1932.
context_section_description: Since the creation of the Polish state and its Christianization there have never been any Polish laws, not counting periods of occupation, that criminalize homosexuality. Homosexuality has been a taboo subject for most of Poland's history, however, and this and the lack of legal discrimination often led to a lack of historical sources around the subject. Homophobia has been a common public attitude in Poland, thanks to the influence of Catholic Church in Polish public life, and the widespread conservatism of Polish society. Homosexuality in Poland was decriminalized in 1932.
caption: Some opposition members of the Sejm formed a rainbow to protest the 2020 inauguration of President Andrzej Duda.
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