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KyivPride and Warsaw Pride will march together in Poland for the “peace and freedom” of Ukraine following Russia’s invasion of the country earlier this year.

Human rights groups have urged Romania to reject a bill banning so-called ‘gay propaganda’ in schools, like those introduced in Hungary and Russia.

The Romanian Senate has approved a new bill that aims to ban so-called ‘gay propaganda’ in schools. The proposed legislation is similar to those already in effect in Russia and Hungary, and must now be decided on by Romania’s lower house. The bill is being spearheaded by the junior ruling coalition ethnic Hungarian party (UDMR) […]

Canada has lifted its archaic ban on blood donations from men who have sex with men in a historic moment for the LGBTQ+ community.

The referendum on 3 April will include four questions, proposed by Hungary's ruling party, Fidesz: • Do you support the teaching of sexual orientation to underage children in public education institutions without parental consent?• Do you support the promotion of sex reassignment therapy for underage children?• Do you support the unrestricted exposure of underage children to sexually explicit media content that may affect their development?• Do you support the showing of sex-change media content to minors?There was a fifth question, but this was not certified by the court:• Do you support the availability of sex-change treatments for minors?According to Mónika, the timing of the referendum is no coincidence:"It is a disgusting thing. It is clearly about trying to somehow keep the Fidesz camp together and get them to the polls.

Release date: April 5What it's about: Locke's path of lyrical and magical devastation continues through mid-20th-century Europe with their newest YA novel, which follows a Hungarian Jewish girl named Csilla in the aftermath of the post-WWII Soviet takeover of her country and murder of her parents. Csilla and her aunt, the lone survivors of their family, have plans to escape, but Csilla can't leave the only home she's ever known without giving it one last chance to embrace her.

The Associated Press reports.“We won a victory so big that you can see it from the moon, and you can certainly see it from Brussels,” Orbán told cheering supporters Sunday evening in a slap to the EU. He also credited his party’s right-wing ideology for the win. “The whole world has seen tonight in Budapest that Christian democratic politics, conservative civic politics, and patriotic politics have won.

Viktor Orbán has just been re-elected for his fourth consecutive term (and fifth in total) as Hungary’s prime minister. On the same day, Orbán and his party Fidesz won the elections, a referendum on anti-LGBTQ+ legislation failed when less than half of the voters cast valid ballots. On Sunday, Hungary held parliamentary elections where right-wing […]

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s national referendum on LGBTQ+ rights failed to get enough votes to become binding.

With LGBTQ+ rights in the spotlight, Hungarians go to the polls on Sunday for a closely contested parliamentary election and a parallel referendum on a law that limits schools’ teaching about homosexuality and transgender issues.

Gay and transgender rights are going backwards in parts of the world, Britain’s first special envoy on LGBTQ+ Rights has warned, as Hungary implements an anti-gay law and equality reforms in Singapore and Bermuda are blocked.

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Religious leaders from around the world plan to discuss Safeguarding Principles for the LGBTQ+ community.

I wrote last month before the war started, “spells doom for LGBTQ+ rights, on which progress has slowly started in Ukraine. Last September, over 7,000 people gathered in the capital city of Kyiv for the annual March for Equality, according to the Associated Press.”For that column, I spoke with a leading Ukrainian LGBTQ+ activist, Vira Chernygina, who told me at the time that “the rapid flow of pressuring information is significantly worsening the mental health and quality of life of people and communities around the country.”Her city of Kharkiv has been one of the most brutally attacked cities since it's located near Ukraine's border with Russia. It has gotten unimaginably worse, particularly for those who have been forced to leave behind their homes, communities, neighbors, family, and friends.

I wrote last month before the war started, “spells doom for LGBTQ+ rights, on which progress has slowly started in Ukraine. Last September, over 7,000 people gathered in the capital city of Kyiv for the annual March for Equality, according to the Associated Press.”For that column, I spoke with a leading Ukrainian LGBTQ+ activist, Vira Chernygina, who told me at the time that “the rapid flow of pressuring information is significantly worsening the mental health and quality of life of people and communities around the country.”Her city of Kharkiv has been one of the most brutally attacked cities since it's located near Ukraine's border with Russia. It has gotten unimaginably worse, particularly for those who have been forced to leave behind their homes, communities, neighbors, family, and friends.

Sunday Times revealed earlier this week that two years down the line, she’s not likely to spend a night again at Buckingham Palace.The palace is undergoing a ten-year renovation, so its next occupants will likely be Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, with Charles next in line to the throne.The Queen has long been known to favor her Windsor home. However, news she’s fully vacating Buckingham Palace comes in the same week that the British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, said Britons were welcome to house Ukraine refugees in their homes.Related: Gay dating app asks users to help Ukrainians and is blown away by responseThe war in Ukraine has prompted a humanitarian crisis, and 2.5million inhabitants of the country are now believed to have fled.

Ukrainian soldiers and militiamen carry a woman in a wheelchair as the artillery echoes nearby, while people flee Irpin on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 7. (Emilio Morenatti/Associated Press)

Natasha Devon MBE spoke about the situation for trans rights in the UK right now – itwas a timely, and depressing, reminder of just how bad things have been in the past few years.The prominent mental health campaigner spoke about how the UK is ‘moving backwards’ on LGBT+ equality – and specifically trans rights.She also discussed some of the challenges that trans people face today, such as the sharp rise in hate crimes, and how trans people are wrongfully vilified in society, despite being an incredibly vulnerable group.As a trans person living in the UK, it’s heartbreaking to see the UK take a turn for the worse when it comes to LGBT+ rights and inclusion.

On Wednesday, February 17, the highest court in the EU dismissed a law challenge brought by Poland and Hungary, which leaves the nations vulnerable to funding freezes. The Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) is upholding the so-called conditionality mechanism, which makes receiving EU funding dependent on whether or not the recipient is […]

Hungarian MPs passed a law banning the "promotion" of homosexuality or sex reassignment to anyone aged under 18.The controversial anti-LGBT law has been criticised as discriminatory by the European Union and dozens of organisations.The Foundation for Rainbow Families NGO (Szivárványcsaládokért Alapítvány) has welcomed the move by media groups to publish their content."The campaign draws attention to the fact that while rainbow families love, care for, and worry about their children just like all Hungarian families, the state does not give them equal rights," the organisation said in a Facebook post.The #TheSame campaign was launched earlier this month by the Foundation for Rainbow Families to mark International Children’s Rights Day.Organisers say they hope the social media videos -- featuring two speaking soft toys -- will draw attention to the discrimination faced by LGBT+ families and their children."Despite having the same everyday life, children in rainbow families do not have the same rights," the NGO said in a statement."We believe that all families with young children should have equal rights, opportunities, and support."More than 200 billboards and posters -- some in newspapers and magazines -- will also be displayed as part of the effort, as the media groups involved risk sanctions Hungary's media regulator (NMHH).Those found guilty of "promoting" homosexuality to children in Hungary can face fines under the "Children Protection Act".The ruling conservative Fidesz party of Prime Minister Viktor Orban says the law is aimed at fighting paedophilia.But the EU has widely condemned the Children Protection Act, saying it violates fundamental rights and limits sexual education in schools.In July, the European

On Thursday, January 13, the Polish parliament approved a new law that will allow regional supervisors to ban LGBTQ+ inclusive teaching in classrooms. The educational reform was adopted into law after being debated the previous day in Poland’s lower house of parliament, the Sejm. Named after the minister of education, Przemyslaw Czarnek, ‘Czarnek’s Law’ or […]

The measures, both announced this week, are the latest in a wave of countries lifting blood donation restrictions on gay and bi men that were often first put in place during the early years of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the 1980s.

On the afternoon of 13 January, the educational reform was adopted into law after being debated in the Sejm (the lower house of Poland’s parliament) a day earlier.

The Local.Now, potential blood donors will have to report if they are undergoing treatments related to HIV prevention. They will also be asked about their recent sexual activity and drug use.

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European Union.Last year, the European Court of Justice ruled that Hungary had failed to follow EU law by creating pushbacks of people entering the country without permission, refusing them the right to apply for asylum, and detaining them in "transit zones" along Hungary's southern border with Serbia.Earlier this month, Hungary's Constitutional Court avoided ruling on if EU law takes priority over the enforcement of the government's own measure, according to Reuters.The heavy fines would be next for Hungary if it continues to refuse.

Hungary's parliament has approved the government's plan to hold a national referendum on LGBT issues.The move is the latest step by the Hungarian authorities that critics say is intended to limit minority rights.The decision to call the referendum was approved with 129 votes in favour and none against.

aired earlier comments in support of same-sex civil unions. During a September visit to Hungary and Slovakia, the Pope commented on the need for the Church to “do pastoral work” with same-sex couples.

aired earlier comments in support of same-sex civil unions. During a September visit to Hungary and Slovakia, the Pope commented on the need for the Church to “do pastoral work” with same-sex couples.

He's a relative political novice, but Péter Márki-Zay believes he can unseat one of Europe's longest-serving leaders: Viktor Orban. For the first time ever, all of Hungary's opposition parties have united to choose one candidate for the spring 2022 election via a primary.

Yesterday, December 2, the EU released a statement, doubling down on its position regarding the anti-LGBTQ+ law in Hungary. The amendment which was adopted on 23 June prohibits the “portrayal and the promotion of gender identity different from sex at birth, the change of sex and homosexuality”. This move has been widely condemned by the […]

This year’s MTV EMAs 2021 were all about celebrating diversity, inclusion and ‘music for all’ in support of the LGBTQ+ community. Taking place in Budapest, Hungary, the night saw the likes of Ed Sheeran, Saweetie, Yungblud and Maneskin rock out on stage as the EMAs welcomed its first live audience since 2019. It came after MTV recently stood by their decision to move forward with hosting the awards show in Hungary despite the country’s recent passage of legislation which has been widely condemned as anti-LGBT.The legislation bans television content featuring gay people during the day and in primetime, only allowing it to run during its overnight programming. Addressing the controversial law, Olly told Metro.co.uk at the awards show: ‘We

forbidding the promotion or depiction of homosexuality to minors.Changes to the Hungarian constitution in 2020 altered the definition of families to exclude transgender and homosexual people.

The Hungarian parliament has passed a resolution that will allow the government to hold an anti-LGBTQ+ referendum next year. The move comes as Prime Minister Viktor Orbán gears up for a difficult 2022 election race, where he will hope to win the support of conservative voters with his campaign. Orbán proposed the referendum earlier in […]

As Prime Minister Viktor Orbán enters a tough election race in 2022, the move will raise his anti-LGBTQ+ campaign to a heightened level.

The Future Starts Now singer treated fans to two brand new songs from her upcoming debt album – Coconuts and Hit It From the Back.

European Music Awards in Budapest, Hungary over the weekend, a controversial choice of locale because the country’s LGBTQ+ population is facing an attack on their rights under the leadership of Prime Minister Victor Orbán. In December 2020, Budapest’s government voted through a ban on same-sex couples adopting children and, more recently, passed another law that prohibits the depiction of the lives of LGBTQ+ people under 18 (the latter of which led the European Commission to launch legal action). This was the backdrop to the entertainment awards ceremony, and out actor and Years & Years singer Olly Alexander wasn’t going to let it go unnoticed.

European Music Awards in Budapest, Hungary over the weekend, a controversial choice of locale because the country’s LGBTQ+ population is facing an attack on their rights under the leadership of Prime Minister Victor Orbán. In December 2020, Budapest’s government voted through a ban on same-sex couples adopting children and, more recently, passed another law that prohibits the depiction of the lives of LGBTQ+ people under 18 (the latter of which led the European Commission to launch legal action). This was the backdrop to the entertainment awards ceremony, and out actor and Years & Years singer Olly Alexander wasn’t going to let it go unnoticed.

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The Future Starts Now singer treated fans to two brand new songs from her upcoming debt album – Coconuts and Hit It From the Back.

Saweetie led calls of support for the LGBT community at the MTV EMAs in Budapest last night (November 14).It comes after organisers had faced some criticism after it was announced that the awards ceremony would be held in Hungary, where a law was recently passed that equates homosexuality with paedophilia.But Saweetie, who was hosting the event, and a number of other performers used the ceremony on the night to put LGBT+ rights in the spotlight.“It always important we respect each other,” she said.

BUDAPEST, Hungary -- Pyrotechnics, elaborate costumes and aerial acrobatics ruled the night at the 2021 MTV European Music Awards show in Hungary's capital Sunday, a ceremony that was both a celebration of the year's biggest musical artists and a statement of support for LGBTQ people in the event's host country.The show at the Papp Laszlo Sportarena in Budapest, which aired live on MTV in 180 countries, featured performances by some of the world’s most popular artists — some of them LGBTQ musicians that used their stage time to speak out against policies in Hungary that are widely seen as curtailing LGBTQ rights.Opening the night was English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran with a performance of his newly released song “Overpass Graffiti." Then

labeled anti-gay, say patrons and performers at Budapest’s leading LGBTQ bar.But a high-profile gesture of solidarity with that community from broadcaster MTV, in confirming after the law came into effect in July that it would hold its Europe Music Awards in the city on Sunday, offers some hope.“I am just existing, I am just being myself,” said an artist known as Victoria Rose after performing her vogue dance at the Crush Bar on Friday night, adding that MTV’s show could help reshape public attitudes.“I am grateful and thankful… because visibility is going to make this thing a little bit more clear to people in general.”The law, which has been strongly criticized by human rights groups and other EU leaders, bans the dissemination of content

German-born singer-songwriter Kim Petras is about to become the first Trans performer at the EMAs, held this Sunday in Budapest, Hungary. “I’m super excited,” Petras said on her history-making performance. “I watched the EMAs since I was a kid. I grew up in Germany and it was a big deal for me when they happened. […]

It's a government that has repeatedly found itself at odds with the European Parliament, Commission and other member states. Now Hungary is facing a delay in receiving approximately €7 billion from the EU's Covid-19 recovery fund. Hungary's Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó sits down with FRANCE 24's Catherine Nicholson to discuss those clashes and some of the issues behind them.

Announcing the move on 19 October, MTV confirmed the choice was made after the country prohibited the “display and promotion of homosexuality” to those under-18.

The MTV Europe Music Awards will be taking place in Hungary on Sunday, November 14, a controversial decision given the political climate for Hungarian LGBTQ+ people where the representation of queer lives to minors is outlawed. The initial decision to hold the awards ceremony in Budapest, the capital of Hungary, was made before the anti-LGBTQ+ […]

Associated Press.McCarthy was preparing a memo to employees about the matter, apparently expecting criticism for holding the show in Hungary, such as Netflix has received over comedian Dave Chappelle’s anti-LGBTQ+ remarks in a recent special. MTV made a deal two years ago to have the awards program in Budapest.That the show will go on “may surprise anyone who knows that in June of this year, Hungary passed anti-LGBTQ+ legislation banning television content featuring gay people during the day and in primetime,” he noted in the memo, according to the AP.