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21.07.2021 / 17:51

Pride flag confiscated from Denmark fans by Euro 2020 stadium security

UEFA rejected the mayor of Munich’s request to light up the Allianz Arena in rainbow colours for Germany’s match against Hungary.Dieter Reiter said he wanted to use the colours of the Pride flag in protest against Hungary’s record on LGBT rights, citing legislation banning gay people appearing in educational materials for under-18s.Uefa said it had to decline the request because of its ‘political context’, which the mayor said was ‘shameful’. As it stuck to its guns and defended the decision, the body changed its Twitter icon to one using Pride colours.

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21.07.2021 / 17:23

Hungary to Hold Vote to Show Citizens Support Law Banning LGBT Depictions for Minors

European Union, which initiated legal action against Hungary after the law's passage.The vote will include five questions asking participants on whether they think LGBT and sex reassignment information and content should be available to children. It will also ask whether sex reassignment procedures should be accessible to minors, the AP reported.Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in a video posted on Facebook Wednesday that the vote was needed to combat the EU's resistance to the law, and that the bloc "abused its power" with the legal action."Brussels has clearly attacked Hungary in recent weeks due to its child protection law," Orban said.

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gcn.ie

21.07.2021 / 14:55

30 embassies sign open letter in support of Hungary's LGBTQ+ community

In advance of Budapest Pride celebrations, 30 embassies from across the world have signed an open letter demanding “freedom from violence” for the LGBTQ+ community in Hungary. There has been huge backlash around the world following the recent introduction of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation by the Hungarian government. The EU announced it was to begin legal action […]

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france24.com

21.07.2021 / 14:49

Hungary's Viktor Orban calls referendum on anti-LGBTQ law

Hungary announced plans on Wednesday to call a referendum on child protection issues to combat pressure from the European Union over legislation which the bloc says discriminates against LGBTQ people.

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gaytimes.co.uk

21.07.2021 / 02:35

Embassies around the world show support for LGBTQ+ community in Hungary

The joint statement, which was published Monday (19 July), comes days before the Budapest Pride festival.

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newsweek.com

16.07.2021 / 18:09

Hungarian Publisher to Place '18+' Sticker on Books Containing LGBTQ Content

For more reporting from the Associated Press, see below:Some bookstores in Hungary placed notices at their entrances this week telling customers they sell "non-traditional content." The signs went up in response to a new law that prohibits "depicting or promoting" homosexuality and gender transitions in material accessible to children.While some writers, publishers and booksellers say the law curtails free thought and expression in Hungary, the country's second-largest bookstore chain, Lira Konyv, posted the advisory notices to be safe.

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gcn.ie

16.07.2021 / 15:03

Hungary PM stands by anti-LGBTQ+ legislation calling EU's actions 'legalised hooliganism'

In another clash between Brussels and Hungary, the country’s PM, Viktor Orban, has accused the European Commission of “legalised hooliganism” for an infringement action against his government for their discrimination against LGBTQ+ people. The EU announced just yesterday (July 15) that it is to begin legal action against Hungary and Poland for their anti LGBTQ+ […]

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16.07.2021 / 10:11

Hungary: Writers, bookstores brace for ban on LGBT content

BUDAPEST, Hungary -- Some bookstores in Hungary placed notices at their entrances this week telling customers that they sell "non-traditional content.” The signs went up in response to a new law that prohibits “depicting or promoting” homosexuality and gender transitions in material accessible to children.While some writers, publishers and booksellers say the law curtails free thought and expression in Hungary, the country's second-largest bookstore chain, Lira Konyv, posted the advisory notices to be safe. The new prohibition took effect last week, but the government has not issued official guidance on how or to whom it will be applied and enforced.“The word ‘depicts’ is so general that it could include anything.

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15.07.2021 / 18:41

EU launches legal action against Hungary and Poland over controversial anti LGBTQ+ actions

The EU has announced it is to begin legal action against Hungary and Poland for their anti LGBTQ+ actions. In a social media statement by the European Commission they share, “Europe will never allow parts of our society to be stigmatised. “We start legal action against Hungary and Poland for violations of fundamental rights of […]

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gaytimes.co.uk

15.07.2021 / 12:43

EU prepares to take legal action against Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ+ law

Lawmakers in Hungary passed legislation on 15 June during Pride Month, banning “content promoting gender change or homosexuality” within the school curriculum.

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rfi.fr

14.07.2021 / 17:11

EU to start legal action against Hungary's anti-LGBT law

the EU would use "all powers available" to push for a repeal or modification of Hungary’s law banning schools from using materials seen as promoting homosexuality.Orban's government says the so-called anti-paedophilia law is about protecting children, and that it should be up to parents to educate their children about sexuality.Opponents say that the legislation conflates paedophilia with homosexuality and stigmatises the LGBTQ community.The law came into effect last Thursday. Orban has vowed not to give into pressure from the EU, arguing that this is a case of national sovereignty."The European Parliament and the European Commission want that we let LGBTQ activists and organisations into the kindergartens and schools.

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euronews.com

14.07.2021 / 16:43

Pro LGBT protest against new Hungarian law

Hungarian civil organisations protested against a new law that Budapest says cracks down on paedophilia and critics argue is an attack on the LGBT community. In Budapest, protesters set up a 10-metre tall heart balloon in the colours of the rainbow.

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euronews.com

13.07.2021 / 21:27

Hungary fines publisher €700 for LGBT 'rainbow families' children's book

Hungarian authorities have fined the distributor of a children's book that features families headed by same-sex parents, relying on a law prohibiting unfair commercial practices and fueling a debate over recent government steps seen as limiting the rights of LGBT people.The fine comes as Hungary's government is already under widespread scrutiny over legislation it passed last month that prohibits the depiction of homosexuality or gender reassignment to minors.

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gaytimes.co.uk

13.07.2021 / 12:35

Children’s books editor to leave Hungary over anti-LGBTQ+ law

The law that came into force last week, which has been condemned by the European Union, bans material that “promotes or depicts gender change and homosexuality” to under-18s.

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gcn.ie

12.07.2021 / 16:23

Hungarian government sends Roderic O'Gorman letter defending their anti-LGBTQ+ laws

Following criticism from the Irish government and other EU member states over their recent introduction of anti-LGBTQ+ laws, the Hungarian government has sent a letter to Minister for Children Roderic O’Gorman, as well as other EU Ministers, defending their decision. Earlier in June, the ruling FIDESZ party introduced new legislation banning the “portrayal and the promotion […]

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euronews.com

12.07.2021 / 08:23

Hungary threatened with EU sanction over anti-LGBT law

The EU has threatened to sanction member state Hungary over a law due to go into effect on Thursday, which critics say discriminates against LGBT people.Hungary’s parliament approved the law last month, which would see the portrayal of homosexuality or sex reassignment banned for those under the age of 18.On Wednesday European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen threatened to launch an infringement procedure against Hungary if it did not reverse the law."If Hungary does not correct the situation, the Commission will use its powers as guardian of the treaties," she told the European Parliament.She again described the law banning the dissemination of content on homosexuality to minors as "shameful".Brussels can open an infringement

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11.07.2021 / 04:21

Hungary activists push back against anti-LGBTQ+ law during protest

According to a report from The Associated Press, the group vowed to start a civil disobedience campaign in retaliation to the country’s new anti-LGBTQ+ law.

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gaytimes.co.uk

09.07.2021 / 20:25

Hungarians speak out on anti-LGBTQ+ law as EU pushes for its repeal

The Thomson Reuters Foundation spoke to four people from Hungary’s LGBTQ+ community about the impact of the ban:

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gaytimes.co.uk

09.07.2021 / 20:25

EU parliament condemns Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ+ law as “breach” of equality

On Thursday (July 8) 459 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) voted in favour of the resolution, with 147 against and 58 abstaining in Strasbourg.

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advocate.com

09.07.2021 / 19:13

Activists in Hungary Erect 30-foot-high Rainbow Heart in Protest

The Associated Press.Dudits told the news wire that Hatter Society still plans to provide resources to teachers.The new law “stigmatizes LGBTQ people and actually puts LGBTQ youth more ... in danger of bullying and harassment in schools and in their families as well,” Dudits explained.On Wednesday, Reuters reported the Hungarian government fined the distributor of a children’s book that features same-sex parents under a law that bans unfair trade practices.

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france24.com

09.07.2021 / 18:55

'European values are not negotiable': EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn

After the Covid-19 pandemic took a serious chunk out of EU economies in 2020, the bloc is betting on massive public spending projects to haul them out of the crisis and into a brighter future. The whole package is known as "Next Generation EU". It's worth €800 million in total across the 27 member states and will be handed out as a mix of loans and grants. As well as rebooting the EU's economies, the aim is to achieve certain green and digital objectives, with a certain proportion of the money ring-fenced for each.

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gcn.ie

08.07.2021 / 17:21

Hungarian Government fine publisher of LGBTQ+ children's novel

The Hungarian government has fined a publisher 250,000 Forint (approximately €700) over their publication of a Hungarian translation of an LGBTQ+ children’s novel. The publisher distributed a Hungarian translation of American author Lawrence Schimel’s two-part series Early One Morning and Bedtime, Not Playtime which follows two sets of children with LGBTQ+ parents. The fine was […]

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newsweek.com

08.07.2021 / 15:59

Hungarian Group Promises to Engage in 'Civil Disobedience' to Protest LGBTQ Law

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08.07.2021 / 02:53

Hungarian firm fined over 'rainbow family' book amid LGBTQ storm

Jul 08 2021 07:39 AMBUDAPEST, Hungary - A Hungarian firm has been fined for not providing a parental guidance warning on a children's book about same-sex parents, hours before a controversial anti-LGBT law comes into force, a government official said Tuesday.The storybook, a Hungarian translation of "Early One Morning" by US author Lawrence Schimel, concerns a LGBTQ-parented family and was published by the Foundation for Rainbow Families civil group.But the unnamed distribution firm infringed an Unfair Commercial Practices Act according to a government official and must pay a fine of 250,000 (700 euros, $825). "This book was placed among other books of fairy tales and hence infringed the law," Richard Tarnai, a government-appointed county

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newsweek.com

07.07.2021 / 18:35

Hungary Fines Distributor Over Selling Lawrence Schimel Kid's Book With Same-Sex Parents

Early One Morning and Bedtime, Not Playtime! by Schimel. The books include the daily routines of two children who each have same-sex parents.For more reporting from the Associated Press, see below:The fine was imposed by the Pest County Government Office—the local authority responsible for the county surrounding the capital, Budapest.A Pest county official told commercial television station HirTV Tuesday the book's Hungarian distributor had failed to clearly indicate it contained "content which deviates from the norm," and had thus violated rules on unfair commercial practices."The book was there among other fairytale books and thus committed a violation," Pest county commissioner Richard Tarnai said.

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france24.com

07.07.2021 / 09:31

Hungary’s controversial anti-LGBT law goes into effect despite EU warnings

A new law that bans the dissemination of content in schools deemed to promote homosexuality and gender change went into effect Wednesday despite a warning from Europe’s top rights watchdog that the law risks discrimination against LGBT people.

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euronews.com

06.07.2021 / 20:19

Viktor Orbán hits back at European leaders over controversial LGBT law

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has accused European leaders of acting like "colonialists" in their criticism of a controversial law on homosexuality.EU leaders challenged Orbán at a summit in Brussels last week over the law, which is seen as limiting the rights of LGBT people in that Hungary.The new bill prohibits the "display or promotion" of homosexuality or gender reassignment in television programmes, films, and sexual education programs in schools.Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte suggested that the Hungarian leader should either uphold EU values or leave the 27-member bloc.But speaking on public radio on Friday, Orbán defied calls to repeal the law and hit back at his fellow European Council members."They behave like

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euronews.com

05.07.2021 / 22:29

EU leaders shouldn't rely solely on the Commission to act against Hungary’s anti-LGBT law | View

recent anti-LGBTQ law has once again put in the spotlight all the challenges Viktor Orbán’s semi-authoritarian regime poses for the European integration.His recent legislation that prohibits sexual education programs with LGBTQI content and bans media contents depicting homosexuality and sex reassignment to people under 18 appears to be a watershed event in Hungary’s relation with the rest of the European Union.For his very reason, following the old playbook that proved to be wrong on several occasions would be a strategic failure on the part of the EU leaders who hurried up to condemn the Hungarian move and vowed to defend European values.Years of human rights violations in Hungary failed to reach a critical mass that may have provoked a

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france24.com

05.07.2021 / 02:43

Hungary's new anti-LGBTQ law looms over drag queen competition near Budapest

In a backroom of a dilapidated former factory outside Budapest, contestants wearing huge fake eyelashes and glittering dresses are preparing for Hungary's annual drag queen competition, all the while hoping it will not be the last.

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euronews.com

01.07.2021 / 10:29

Anger after Czech President Miloš Zeman calls transgender people 'disgusting'

Czech President Miloš Zeman has caused fresh controversy by describing transgender people as "disgusting" during a television interview.Zeman was responding to questions about a recent law passed in Hungary which bans the public portrayal of homosexuality.The legislation has been harshly criticised by senior figures within the European Union.But during an interview with CNN Prima News on Sunday, the Czech President said that the EU was making a serious mistake by interfering in member states' internal affairs, and defended Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán."I don't see any reason to disagree with him," Zeman stressed, adding that he can "understand" gays and lesbians."But you know who I don't understand at all? Transgender people," he

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