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In one week, Poland's social insurance office started paying care allowances to same-sex spouses and the finance minister gave them the same tax rights as any married couple. The catch: it only covers marriages from other EU countries, and the right wants it gone.
The world's richest short film prize for LGBTQ+ stories celebrates its 20th edition in Cardiff with 35 shorts from 22 countries, a record 16 features, Desert Hearts with Donna Deitch in person, and an online festival for UK viewers.
Starting August 23, Polish registry offices will transcribe same-sex marriages performed abroad for the first time ever. The government is moving ahead anyway, even after the Constitutional Tribunal ruled the plan unconstitutional.
President Karol Nawrocki has vetoed the bill that would have given same-sex couples legal recognition for the first time in Polish history, calling it a threat to marriage. An override is nearly impossible.
The Sejm and Senate have passed the 'Closest Person' act, giving same-sex couples legal recognition for the first time in Polish history. Now it all comes down to whether President Nawrocki signs or vetoes.
For the first time, Poland's lower house has passed a law recognizing same-sex couples. The catch: it still has to survive the Senate and a president who has already promised to kill it.
Central and Eastern Europe's largest Pride march hit its 25th anniversary this weekend, and for the first time in years the Parada Równości moved through Warsaw with the politics tilting, however unevenly, in its favor.
Warsaw's civil registry transcribed a same-sex marriage certificate on May 14, the first time in Polish history. Wrocław became the second city to do so days later. Both implement court orders that the Tusk government had, until recently, signaled it might ignore.
Over 100 rights groups, including Amnesty International and Poland's Supreme Bar Council, signed an open letter demanding the government implement court orders to recognize same-sex marriages performed abroad — after the Interior Minister suggested it wouldn't.
From forcing Poland to recognize same-sex marriages to challenging Hungary's anti-LGBTQ law, the European Court of Justice is stepping in where elected officials won't.
Iceland tops the Spartacus Gay Travel Index for 2026, while Poland makes a historic leap. Here's what the new rankings mean for your next trip.
Poland's Supreme Administrative Court ruled that civil registries must record same-sex marriages from other EU states — a landmark shift for a country where marriage equality remains constitutionally banned.
