Recognition of gay unions in Poland
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The current polish government, led by the Law and Justice party, plans to amend of Polish constitution to constitutionally ban any recognition of same-sex relationships. Parties that oppose recognition of same-sex relationships have an appropriate majority in parliament.
In 2004, under the previous left-wing government the Senate approved a bill allowing gay and lesbian people to register their relationships as civil unions. Parties to a civil union under the bill would have been given a great range of benefits, protections and responsibilities (e.g. pension funds, joint tax and death-related benefits), currently granted only to spouses in a marriage although they would not have been allowed to adopt children. The bill lapsed on the 2005 general election.
Only two parties, Alliance of the Democratic Left-Labour Union and Social Democracy of Poland, (both Social Democrats) support the bill. While Citizens Platform, League of Polish Families and Law and Justice (all conservative) opposed it. Samoobrona was indifferent and Polish Peasant Party didn't take a position.
See also
- LGBT rights in Poland
- LGBT rights by country
- Timeline of LGBT history
- Homosexuality laws of the world
- Marriage
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