Poland's significant economic and political success, crowned by the 2004 membership in the European Union, can be contrasted with many social issues which remain a heated subject in the public forum. One of these issues is the social situation of the LGBT community in Poland. Through an analysis of the possibility of creating a dedicated LGBT district in Poznan, Poland, this study attempts to provide a new, utilitarian perspective on the LGBT debate.
This research is based on a non-statistical survey distributed among representatives of the LGBT community in Poland. The survey, a substitute for individual interviews, provides insight about this group's support for a dedicated LGBT district in a Polish city, as well as a general picture of the characteristics such a district would have.
This research demonstrates that there is significant approval for a LGBT district in Poland among the Polish LGBT which could provide a variety of services targeting a well educated, relatively prosperous, and currently dispersed group of consumers. Simultaneously, a LGBT district in Poznan, Poland could also further strengthen the city's business community, and increase its global attractiveness. However, existing level of homophobia in Poland causes some concern about the viability of an openly gay district.