Poland among 3 worst places in EU to be gay

Latvia, Lithuania and Poland have taken the three bottom spots among EU countries in the Rainbow Europe 2016 Index issued by the gay rights organisation ILGA. The index analyzes how national laws and policies in 49 European countries affect the situation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex people. Of the 27 EU countries, only three - Malta, Belgium and the UK - scored over 80 percent and met the organisation's criteria for legal equality. Latvia, Lithuania and Poland rank at the other end of the spectrum, with scores below 20 percent.