Hungary prohibited LGBT pride marches causing protests

Hungary has passed a law banning Pride’s marches held by the LGBTQ+ Community, which causes outrage in and outside the country.

Parliament voted for the measure only a day after the bill was presented on Monday, in a process that is quickly traced by the ruling right Fidesz party under Prime Minister Victor Orban.

Orban praised the legislationWho forbids the event of alleged reasons that it is harmful to children, saying, “We will not allow the awakening of ideology to endanger our children.”

In the last 30 years, marches of pride have been held in Hungary. Opposition MPs lit Flares during a vote session on Tuesday while the protesters blocked a bridge in the central Budapest. Human rights groups also condemned this move.

This is the latest measure from the Orban government aimed at the LGBTQ+ Hungary Community.

In 2020 the country eliminated its legitimate recognition of transsexual people and in 2021 politicians pass Law prohibiting the depiction of homosexuality Until under 18 years.

According to the terms of the new law, it is now “forbidden to hold a meeting in violation of this legislation in 2021.

Anyone who fines up to € 500 ($ 545; £ 420). This may include the organizers in March. Police are also allowed to use the person’s recognition technology to identify possible offenders.

MPs also change the right of Hungary’s assembly in parliament on Tuesday.

The law now says that only events can happen that “respect children’s right to proper physical, mental and moral development.”

Opponents of the marches of the pride of Hungary and the LGBTQ+ Community of the country as a whole, regularly and without evidence accuse such demonstrations of being dangerous for minors.

Protesters outside Parliament on Tuesday chanted: “Assembly is a fundamental right.” They blocked the Margaret Bridge of Central Budapest as they were looking at a police border.

EU Equality Commissioner Haja Labib condemned this move. “Everyone should be able to be what they are, live and love freely” She wrote on xS

“The right to gather peacefully is a fundamental right to be supported in the European Union. We stand with the LGBTQI Community – in Hungary and in all Member States.”

The organizers of Budapest pride criticized the decision on social media. “This is not the protection of the child, it is fascism.” They wrote.

“A democratic leader would never consider limiting the fundamental rights of those who disagree with him.”

The organizers have promised to continue their planned 30th pride march in Budapest on June 28.

In recent months, Orban has begun an increasingly more attack against its critics and has announced plans for more conservative changes to the law, Promising last year To “occupy Brussels” to protect Hungary’s freedom.

His Fidesz Party has been in office since 2010, but polls suggest that the new Tisza party party is on a national scale before the next year parliamentary elections.

Tisa, who wants more constructive relations with the EU, fell into popularity after Peter Majar, a Fidesz one-time politician, fell apart with the ruling party in February 2024 because of what he said was his bad running to Hungary.