Talk:LGBT rights in Poland: Difference between revisions - Wikipedia

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We currently say: ''Both male and female same-sex sexual activity were decriminalized in 1932, when the country introduced an equal age of consent for homosexuals and heterosexuals, which was set at 15.[3][4]''

But it's a common ''assumption'' (a.k.a. [[WP:OR]] for our purposes) for those particularly interested in this subject that the Polish state had never got round to laws on same-sex sexual activity in the first place, so it couldn't have decriminalized something that wasn't criminal. AFAIHH the 1932 legislation on sexual activity specifically stated what was a crime and homosexuality was simply ignored as it was not included in that definition. [[Robert Biedron]] puts it more precisely: "Since 1932, Polish law had not contained any penalties for homosexual relations"<ref>https://www.auschwitz.org/en/history/categories-of-prisoners/homosexuals-a-separate-category-of-prisoners/robert-biedron-nazisms-pink-hell/</ref> which is not the same as decriminalization ''per se''. Prior to that legislation there was nothing in the law that said it was either legal or illegal, as far as I had thought. Out Polish gays such as Gombrowicz and Szymanowski were never arrested before 1932 and had high-profile careers. So for us to say this was the year of "decriminalization," please can we see any verifiable proof that it was criminal in the first place, in case anyone has it to hand? I have looked, and can't find any. - [[User:Chumchum7|Chumchum7]] ([[User talk:Chumchum7|talk]]) 07:32, 18 November 2023 (UTC)