The Confederate MP showed off in Radio Zet's homophobia studio. “I am very sorry that there are judges in Poland who say loyalty to the Polish state against the constitution (...). Those judges who decided to do so must be thrown out for these judicial chains," said Krzysztof Mulawa about the NSA's Friday verdict. After a wave of criticism, he later explained that "in short they should not rule," but that did not calm the emotions.
Krzysztof Mulawa of the Confederacy asks about "marriage with a goat". "Scandalic statement"
The politician of the far right Confederate went even further – an outrageous comparison fell. – If in any country in Europe, Malta, Hungary, anywhere, matrimony is allowed, attention: with a goat, then besides with us? – he asked.
His scandalous words comparing monosexual relationships to zoophilia – i.e. sexual preference disorder and serious crime of animal abuse – were immediately reacted by another participants in the debate on Radio Zet.
“We request to finish this programme,” said Krzysztof Śmiszek of the fresh Left MEP, to whom Mulawa responded to the mocking: “Oh, dear, do you feel pain?” – I anticipate your editor to clean up – he addressed Andrzej Stankiewicz Śmiszek, which sparked a unusual reaction from the Confederate MP: "Ojojojojoj".
The programme leader left no doubt. – Mr President, what you said is unacceptable. No 1 in any EU country allows this kind of relationship," he stressed. Michał Szczerba from KO, who concluded, "This is simply a scandalous statement", besides reacted sharply.
Mulawa's comparison is completely unfounded not only on ethical but besides legal grounds. Unlike the relationships of adult people based on mutual, conscious consent, zoophilia is based on the usage of a being that cannot express specified consent. Polish law explicitly treats this as a form of violence, and for sexual contact with an animal, it threatens to punish up to 3 years in prison (Article 6(2), point 16 of the Animal Protection Act).
NSA ruling on single-sex marriages is good news for LGBTQ+ couples, but the road is inactive far away
The case that led to this political storm concerns the matrimony of 2 Poles – 1 of whom besides holds German citizenship – concluded in 2018 in Berlin. Upon returning to Poland, men applied for the transcription of the German matrimony certificate, which means its formal entry in the Polish registry of civilian status.
Officials refused, citing existing laws and the deficiency of designation of single-sex marriages in the Polish legal order. The decision was then sustained by the Mazovian voivode. However, the couple did not lay down their weapons and put the case on trial.
In the end, the case went to the ultimate Administrative Court, which, before issuing its judgment, asked questions for a preliminary ruling to the Court of Justice of the European Union. This in November 2025 made it clear that an EU associate State has a work to recognise same-sex matrimony legally concluded in another Community country, at least in terms of the right to free movement and residence.
Consequently, on Friday 20 March the NSA repealed both the erstwhile conviction of the Provincial Administrative Court in Warsaw and the decision refusing to enter a matrimony certificate in the register. The court besides required the head of the civilian position office to transcribe the paper within 30 days of the return of the administrative file.
This judgement does not mean the introduction of single-sex marriages in Poland or the revision of the definition of matrimony in the Constitution. However, it is of real importance for couples who have a relation abroad – it allows for its formal designation in Poland to a certain extent.
At the same time, the issue shows a broader problem of the deficiency of regulation of the legal situation of couples who stay in single-sex and informal heterosexual relationships. Neither the partnerships nor the comprehensive provisions on the law on the position of the nearest individual have yet to be introduced, although the extraordinary committee set up for this intent has bowed over the bill and the subject is regularly returned in the public debate.
