In A Historic Moment, Poland Has Registered Its First Ever Same-Sex Marriage
Warsaw registered its first same-sex marriage, with the mayor saying his city will proactively recognize other Polish same-sex marriages registered elsewhere.
In a historic moment, Poland has registered its first ever same-sex marriage.
The move came after a same-sex Polish couple sued the government for not recognizing their same-sex marriage.
The couple had gotten married in Berlin, Germany, in 2018 and moved back to Poland, where same-sex marriage is not legal.
The case made its way to the European Union’s top court, which ruled in November 2025 that Poland was wrong not to recognize the marriage just because its own laws do not permit same-sex marriage.
The court ruled that Poland had infringed on the couple’s rights and said that all EU member countries must respect and recognize same-sex marriages.
The court said that while EU countries are not required to change their national laws to allow same-sex marriage, they are not allowed to discriminate against same-sex couples when recognizing foreign marriages.
On Thursday, May 14, Poland’s capital, Warsaw, registered its first same-sex marriage, with the mayor saying his city will proactively recognize other Polish same-sex marriages registered elsewhere.
Poland’s pro-EU prime minister Donald Tusk said his government will implement the EU ruling as soon as possible and apologized "to all those who, for many years, felt rejected and humiliated.”
Tusk’s government has been trying to push through a bill on same-sex unions in the predominately Catholic country, but has been facing resistance from conservative parties.
Kassy Cho
Kassy Cho
Kassy Cho
