Recently, the government's legislative agenda included the draft law on civil partnerships, according to which registered civil partnerships would be available to same-sex and different-sex couples and would guarantee some of the rights coming with marriage. In the July survey, we asked what Poles thought about the possibility of entering into such formal partnerships.

The attitude towards the legalization of civil partnerships differs depending on whether they would be same-sex or different-sex partnerships. The vast majority of respondents (90%, compared to only 6% who disagreed) approve of the possibility of formalizing civil partnerships between a woman and a man. Fewer, at just over half (52%), support the legalization of such partnerships for same-sex couples, while over two-fifths (43%) believe that there should be no such possibility.

Should there be a possibility for entering into formal civil partnerships between:

We have measured attitudes towards civil partnerships since 2011. The legalisation of heterosexual civil partnerships has never been controversial. The highest level of opposition was recorded in 2013 (11%). In the case of same-sex partnerships, in all previous surveys, opposition to the possibility of formalising them prevailed, although it is worth noting that over time this attitude has weakened in favour of strengthening approval, which has basically doubled since the first survey on this topic. Since the previous survey in 2021, the percentage of people favourably disposed towards the legalisation of same-sex civil partnerships has increased by 9 percentage points, while the percentage expressing disapproval has decreased by 6 points. Most importantly, however, for the first time in the history of our surveys, support outweighs opposition.

Should there be a possibility for entering into formal civil partnerships between a woman and a man living together in a relationship?

Should there be a possibility for entering into formal civil partnerships between two people of the same sex living together in a relationship?