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Tourism is a great phenomenon of the present times. This concerns practically all the aspects of the present-day tourist market, both on the demand side and the supply side. There has been an intensive development of tourism since mid 20th century till this day. It is estimated that this sector is one of the most dynamically developing segments of the modern economy. This phenomenon has contributed to an intensification of many studies concerning the phenomenon of tourism. Currently, an increasing involvement is being observed of those entities that operate on the tourist market in the issue of the creation of attractive products for potential recipients. It is interesting to note that it is also the sexual orientation that is becoming an element of the diversification of offers. Where does the growing interest on the part of companies and tourist organizations in the LGBT community come from? Until the late 1970s, the gay was an "invisible" segment of the tourist market, and was most frequently associated with the AIDS epidemic (Pritchard et al., 1998). This is currently changing. It is even said that LGBT tourism is one of the most attractive and fastest growing niche markets in the world, quite resistent to economic turbulences (Otero Paradela et al., 2014). According to the research carried out in the year 2000 by the Tourism Intelligence International, tourism of non-heterosexual people already constitutes 10% of the world tourist market. According to the data from the Gay and Lesbian Travel Association (GLTA), this is currently over 12% of the world tourist market (Borzyszkowski, 2012).A number of factors point to the growing significance of the LGBT tourist market: both in individual countries and in the global perspective. These changes refer both to the demand side and the supply side, even in the scope of the continuously developing tourist marketing for LGBTs (Coon, 2012; Dixon, 2015). In some countries, tourist marketing is conscious and at the same time active element of the tourist policy. Several countries now have a dedicated "gay" page on their national tourism websites. The 'LGBTBritain' section on VisitBritain, lists all events, festivals, gay-friendly cities and gay history and culture (Khan, 2013, p. 14). The development of the LGBT tourist market is evident in many countries in the world. This niche has been growing really fast and preferred destinations for this community have emerged, especially in Western European countries and North America (Hughes, 2006; Clif, Forrest, 1999; Puar, 2002; Luck, 2005). In contrast to East European cities, West European cities and countries have increasingly targeted gay and lesbian travelers as part of their tourism campaigns (Kollen, Lazar, 2012, p. 64). In the so-called post-communist states (especially in the aspect of the Middle and East Europe states), LGBT community is facing many problems, chiefly of a cultural and social nature (Barrett, Pollack, 2005).LGBT issues in these countries are becoming more and more popular in the context of scientific studies. This phenomenon has particularly been visible over the past few years (among other Dioli, 2011; Fojtova, 2011; LaSala, Revere, 2011; Ferreira, 2013; Kuchar, Svab, 2014; Kulpa, 2014). It is interesting to note that the issue of the tourist activity of the LGBT community from these countries so far has not been the subject of any wider research, and analyses and the few existing studies are of a quite limited nature or one that hinders an accurate interpretation of the phenomenon. The study T. Kollen and S. Lazar (2012) may serve as an example here. It concerns gay tourism in Budapest yet in the context of arrival tourism in this town (mainly tourisms from West European and North American states). It is difficult to point to the phenomenon of the LGBT tourist activity in these countries. This article is aimed to a significant extent at filling up this gap. The authors are trying to indicate a model of the LGBT tourist activity in post-communist countries, analyzing the case of Polish society. …

Tourist Activity of LGBT in European Post-Communist States: the Case of Poland