civil partnerships

Today, March 10, a meeting of the Special Committee for the draft law on the status of the next of kin and cohabitation agreements was held. On behalf of the KPH, the meeting was attended by Mateusz Trzaska, Advocacy Coordinator, and Przemek Walas, Advocacy Manager The Special Committee for the draft bill on the status of the next of kin and cohabitation agreements was established by the Sejm on February 13, 2026, after the first reading of the government’s bills (read more: The status of the next of kin has been referred to an extraordinary parliamentary committee. KPH: This is...

On Friday, February 13th, MPs decided to refer the bill for further consideration to a special parliamentary committee, appointed at the request of the Polish People’s Party (PSL). This is the first government bill recognizing the existence of same-sex relationships to gain the support of a parliamentary majority The bill submitted to the vote replaced the government’s earlier proposal for a law on civil partnerships. KPH, along with other organizations, repeatedly pointed out that the first proposal provided very little security for partners in same-sex relationships. Particularly disturbingly, the government completely ignored the issue of the approximately 50,000 children raised...

On October 15, 2023, driven by hope for change, we decided in record-breaking elections that power would go to a coalition of pro-democratic parties. We were given very specific promises: combating hate speech, civil partnerships, overhauling the judicial system, and liberalizing abortion law. Among the urgent issues to be addressed by decision-makers is a dignity-based gender recognition procedure. After two years in power, we can confidently say: no changes for us. Let’s take a look at what has happened over the past two years on key issues for the LGBT+ community. Civil partnerships In the case of civil partnerships, after...

The fate of the government’s bill on civil partnerships is hanging in the balance – but we have no doubt that internal adoption is an integral part of it. On Wednesday, June 26, a press conference on civil partnerships and internal adoption of children was held in the Sejm of the Republic of Poland. The floor was taken by people who need these changes and are affected by them – rainbow families. The day before, the families asked the PSL deputies for a meeting – unfortunately, it did not take place in the end. Paulina and Patrycja with Vincent, Nadzieja...