Hungary adds new restrictions on sale of LGBT-themed books
3 years, 4 months ago

Hungary adds new restrictions on sale of LGBT-themed books

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary’s government on Friday ordered booksellers to place children’s books that depict homosexuality in “closed packaging,” the latest move in an escalating campaign that rights groups have decried as an assault on the LGBT community. Hungary’s right-wing populist prime minister, Viktor Orban, says the measures - which were attached to a law that allows tougher penalties for pedophilia - seek only to protect children. The executive Commission of the 27-nation bloc launched two separate legal proceedings against Hungary’s government in July over what it called infringements on LGBT rights. The measures have some writers and booksellers in Hungary on edge, unsure if they would face prosecution if minors end up with books that contain plots, characters or information discussing sexual orientation or gender identity.

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Hungary won’t back down and change LGBTQ+ and asylum policies criticized by EU, minister says
11 months ago

Hungary won’t back down and change LGBTQ+ and asylum policies criticized by EU, minister says

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary’s government will not change policies the European Union believes infringe on LGBTQ+ rights and those of asylum seekers, even if doing so would unfreeze billions in funding the bloc has withheld from Budapest, a government minister said Thursday. Gergely Gulyas, chief of staff to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, told a news conference on Thursday there were …

Hungary has fired the national museum director over LGBTQ+ content in World Press Photo exhibition
1 year, 1 month ago

Hungary has fired the national museum director over LGBTQ+ content in World Press Photo exhibition

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary’s cultural minister on Monday fired the director of the Hungarian National Museum in Budapest, accusing him of failing to comply with a contentious law that bans the display of LGBTQ+ content to minors. The dismissal of Laszlo L. Simon, who became director of the museum for a five-year term in 2021, came after Hungary’s government determined …

Hungary bans teenagers from visiting World Press Photo exhibition over display of LGBTQ+ images
1 year, 1 month ago

Hungary bans teenagers from visiting World Press Photo exhibition over display of LGBTQ+ images

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — People younger than 18 have been barred from visiting this year’s World Press Photo exhibition in Budapest, after Hungary’s right-wing populist government determined that some of its photos violate a contentious law restricting LGBTQ+ content. Joumana El Zein Khoury, executive director of World Press Photo, called it worrisome that a photo series “that is so positive, so …

To wrap, or not to wrap? Hungarian bookstores face fines over closed packaging for LGBTQ+ books
1 year, 4 months ago

To wrap, or not to wrap? Hungarian bookstores face fines over closed packaging for LGBTQ+ books

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — In a snug, wood-paneled Jewish bookstore in Hungary’s capital, Eva Redai carefully climbed the rungs of a ladder to arrange titles on the shelves. “As someone who’s been in this business for such a long time, even I cannot decide which books fall under the ban.” Hungary’s government under populist Prime Minister Viktor Orban has in recent …

To wrap, or not to wrap? Hungarian bookstores face fines over closed packaging for LGBTQ+ books
1 year, 4 months ago

To wrap, or not to wrap? Hungarian bookstores face fines over closed packaging for LGBTQ+ books

LA Times  

An employee of a Budapest bookstore wraps a book featuring LGBTQ+ content in closed packaging to comply with the country’s new restrictions. “As someone who’s been in this business for such a long time, even I cannot decide which books fall under the ban.” Hungary’s government under far-right populist Prime Minister Viktor Orban has in recent years taken a hard …

Embassies urge Hungary’s government to retract discriminatory LGBTQ+ laws ahead of Pride march
1 year, 5 months ago

Embassies urge Hungary’s government to retract discriminatory LGBTQ+ laws ahead of Pride march

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — The embassies of 38 countries and more than 10 other cultural institutions urged Hungary’s government on Friday to retract laws seen as limiting the rights of the LGBTQ+ community. The joint statement, signed by embassies from countries including the United States, Germany and Ukraine, expressed “full support for members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and …

Hungary slams hefty fine on bookstore chain over LGBTQ+ graphic novel, says it violated law
1 year, 5 months ago

Hungary slams hefty fine on bookstore chain over LGBTQ+ graphic novel, says it violated law

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — A government office in Hungary on Thursday levied a hefty fine against a national bookseller over a LGBTQ+ graphic novel, saying it violated a contentious law that prohibits the depiction of homosexuality to minors. The Budapest Metropolitan Government Office, which issued the consumer protection fine, told state news agency MTI that it had conducted an investigation into …

Hungary’s new law allows locals to report anonymously on same-sex families
1 year, 8 months ago

Hungary’s new law allows locals to report anonymously on same-sex families

Hindustan Times  

Hungarian lawmakers passed a bill that enables citizens to report anonymously on same-sex couples who raise children to authorities. Hungary’s constitution protects the institution of marriage as a formation “between one man and one woman,” and also specifies “the mother is a woman, the father a man.” Under the bill, approved earlier this week, people are allowed to report those …

European Commission to sue Orban’s Hungary over anti-LGBT+ laws
2 years, 5 months ago

European Commission to sue Orban’s Hungary over anti-LGBT+ laws

The Independent  

The European Commission has announced it will sue Hungary over a law that bans the use of educational content that it deems promotes LGBT+ matters. Ursula von der Leyen, president of the commission, the EU’s executive arm, said the ban on such materials in schools was a “disgrace”. On Friday, the commission was also expected to announce that it would …

EU takes Hungary to highest court over LGBT, media rules
2 years, 5 months ago

EU takes Hungary to highest court over LGBT, media rules

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The European Union’s executive intensified its legal standoff with Hungary on Friday by taking the country to the EU’s highest court over a restrictive law on LGBT issues and media freedom. The European Commission said it “discriminates against people on the basis of their sexual orientation and gender identity.” “The Commission considers that the law violates the internal …

European Commission sues Hungary over anti-LGBTQ law
2 years, 5 months ago

European Commission sues Hungary over anti-LGBTQ law

Al Jazeera  

EU’s Court of Justice will look into Hungary’s LGBTQ law and refusal to renew a broadcaster’s licence, which it denies. The European Commission has launched legal action against Hungary over an anti-LGBTQ law and its refusal to renew the licence of Klubradio, a broadcaster critical of the government. Friday’s two lawsuits add to a long list of increasingly bitter standoffs …

The AP Interview: Hungary committed to contentious LGBT law
3 years, 3 months ago

The AP Interview: Hungary committed to contentious LGBT law

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The right-wing populist government in Hungary is attracting conservative thinkers from the United States who admire its approaches to migration, LGBT issues and national sovereignty — all matters that have put the country at odds with its European partners, who see not a conservative haven but a worrying erosion of democratic institutions on multiple fronts. That led …

Hungary adds new restrictions on sale of LGBT-themed books
3 years, 4 months ago

Hungary adds new restrictions on sale of LGBT-themed books

India TV News  

Hungary’s government on Friday ordered booksellers to place children’s books that depict homosexuality in “closed packaging,” the latest move in an escalating campaign that rights groups have decried as an assault on the LGBT community. Hungary’s right-wing populist prime minister, Viktor Orban, says the measures - which were attached to a law that allows tougher penalties for pedophilia - seek …

Hungary calls for ballot to defend LGBT law opposed by EU
3 years, 5 months ago

Hungary calls for ballot to defend LGBT law opposed by EU

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary’s government wants to hold a national referendum in an effort to showcase public support for a new law that the European Union says discriminates against LGBT people. In a video posted on Facebook Wednesday, Prime Minster Viktor Orban said the referendum was necessary to counter strong opposition to the measures by the EU, which he said …

Hungary plans referendum on law criticized by EU as homophobic
3 years, 5 months ago

Hungary plans referendum on law criticized by EU as homophobic

CNN  

CNN — Hungary’s right-wing populist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has proposed a referendum on the country’s controversial new LGBTQ law. Hungarian laws do not permit sexual propaganda in kindergartens, schools, on television and in In his announcement, he referred to a referendum five year ago in which Hungary rejected the EU’s refugee resettlement plan but failed to reach a voter …

As Hungary's Anti-LGBT Law Goes Into Effect, Writers and Bookstores Brace For Ban
3 years, 5 months ago

As Hungary's Anti-LGBT Law Goes Into Effect, Writers and Bookstores Brace For Ban

News 18  

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. It could apply to Shakespeare’s sonnets or Sappho’s poems, because those depict homosexuality,” Krisztian Nyary, the creative director …

Hungary: Writers, bookstores brace for ban on LGBT content
3 years, 5 months ago

Hungary: Writers, bookstores brace for ban on LGBT content

Associated Press  

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. It could apply to Shakespeare’s sonnets or Sappho’s poems, because those depict homosexuality,” Krisztian Nyary, …

EU Launches Legal Action Against Hungary, Poland Over LGBTQ rights
3 years, 5 months ago

EU Launches Legal Action Against Hungary, Poland Over LGBTQ rights

News 18  

The European Commission on Thursday launched legal action against the conservative governments of EU members Hungary and Poland in response to measures seen as discriminating against LGBTQ citizens. Hungary’s so-called “anti-paedophilia” law, which among other things bans the “promotion” of homosexuality and gender reassignment to under-18s, came into force last week despite many warnings from Brussels and pushback by EU …

Hungary activists vow to resist LGBT law, symbol of EU rift
3 years, 5 months ago

Hungary activists vow to resist LGBT law, symbol of EU rift

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Activists in Hungary erected a 10-meter-high rainbow-colored heart opposite the country’s neo-Gothic parliament on Thursday, vowing to wage a civil disobedience campaign against a new law that they say discriminates against LGBT people and that has raised questions about what values the European Union stands for. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told the European Parliament …

Hungary issues fine over book featuring ‘rainbow families’
3 years, 5 months ago

Hungary issues fine over book featuring ‘rainbow families’

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — 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. Speaking to the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Wednesday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen …

European watchdog warns Hungary over possible rights abuses
3 years, 5 months ago

European watchdog warns Hungary over possible rights abuses

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — Recent laws introduced in Hungary regulating marriage and gender identity risk discriminating against LGBT people and should have been put to citizens for public consultation before they were passed, Europe’s top rights watchdog said Tuesday. Among other things, the changes to the Hungarian Constitution in December 2020 altered the definition of families to exclude transgender and other LGBT …

The Netherlands joins condemnation of Hungary's new anti LGBTIQ laws
3 years, 6 months ago

The Netherlands joins condemnation of Hungary's new anti LGBTIQ laws

Dutch News  

The Netherlands is one of 13 EU countries which have drawn up and signed a statement condemning new anti LGBTIQ legislation in Hungary, describing it as a ‘flagrant form of discrimination based on sexual orientation’. ‘These amendments also violate the freedom of expression, by limiting the freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information without interference by public …

The Netherlands joins condemnation of Hungary's new anti LGBTIQ laws
3 years, 6 months ago

The Netherlands joins condemnation of Hungary's new anti LGBTIQ laws

Dutch News  

The Netherlands is one of 13 EU countries which have drawn up and signed a statement condemning new anti LGBTIQ legislation in Hungary, describing it as a ‘flagrant form of discrimination based on sexual orientation’. ‘These amendments also violate the freedom of expression, by limiting the freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information without interference by public …

Netherlands condemns Hungary's new anti-LGBTQ+ laws
3 years, 6 months ago

Netherlands condemns Hungary's new anti-LGBTQ+ laws

NL Times  

In a joint statement with various other European Union countries, the Netherlands officially condemned new anti-LGBTQ+ laws recently implemented in Hungary. The new laws discriminate against LGBTQ+ people and "violate the right to freedom of expression under the pretext of protecting children," the countries said. The new laws set to take effect in Hungary prohibit the "portrayal and the promotion …

EU warns Hungary and Poland it will take action if they keep violating democratic standards
3 years, 6 months ago

EU warns Hungary and Poland it will take action if they keep violating democratic standards

LA Times  

European Commissioner for Values and Transparency Vera Jourova, left, and French European Affairs Minister Clement Beaune before their meeting at the European Council building in Luxembourg on Tuesday. “Freedom of expression needs to be protected, and no one should be discriminated on the basis of sexual orientation,” European Commission Vice President Vera Jourova said. “The commission is now looking into …

Dutch companies condemn anti-LGBTQ law in Hungary; little action taken COC says
3 years, 6 months ago

Dutch companies condemn anti-LGBTQ law in Hungary; little action taken COC says

NL Times  

Dutch companies and organizations active in Hungary said they oppose a new anti-LGBTQ law in the country. ING, Unilever and the football association, KNVB, among others said they strongly condemn the law, yet gay rights organization COC said they now also have to put their money where their mouth is. “It is important to put words into action and take …

Hungary’s new homophobic law shows why LGBT+ rights can never be taken for granted
3 years, 6 months ago

Hungary’s new homophobic law shows why LGBT+ rights can never be taken for granted

The Independent  

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Hungary: Lawmakers pass law barring LGBT content for minors
3 years, 6 months ago

Hungary: Lawmakers pass law barring LGBT content for minors

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Lawmakers in Hungary approved legislation Tuesday that prohibits sharing with minors any content portraying homosexuality or sex reassignment, something supporters said would help fight pedophilia but which human rights groups denounced as anti-LGBT discrimination. Fidesz, the conservative ruling party of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, introduced the legislation, which is the latest effort to curtail the rights …

'We are here': Thousands reject Hungarian conservative lawmakers' anti-LGBTQ+ legislation
3 years, 6 months ago

'We are here': Thousands reject Hungarian conservative lawmakers' anti-LGBTQ+ legislation

Firstpost  

The Hungarian amendments would outlaw any depiction or discussion of different gender identity and sexual orientation in public, including in schools and the media. Protesters and human rights officials urged lawmakers in Hungary on Monday to reject legislation banning any content portraying or promoting homosexuality or sex reassignment to anyone under 18. But Lydia Gall, a senior researcher at Human …

Hungary lawmakers ban sharing LGBTQ content with minors
3 years, 6 months ago

Hungary lawmakers ban sharing LGBTQ content with minors

LA Times  

People unfurl a rainbow flag during an LGBT rights demonstration in front of the Hungarian Parliament building in Budapest, Hungary, on Monday. Lawmakers in Hungary approved legislation Tuesday that prohibits sharing with minors any content portraying homosexuality or sex reassignment, something supporters said would help fight pedophilia but which human rights groups denounced as anti-LGBT discrimination. Fidesz, the conservative ruling …

Hungary parliament passes ‘anti-LGBT’ law ahead of 2022 election
3 years, 6 months ago

Hungary parliament passes ‘anti-LGBT’ law ahead of 2022 election

Al Jazeera  

Critics say law against ‘promoting’ homosexuality to children effectively bans educational programmes and publicity of LGBTQ groups. Hungary’s parliament has passed legislation that bans the dissemination of content in schools deemed to promote homosexuality and gender change, amid strong criticism from human rights groups and opposition parties. Hardline nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who faces an election next year, has …

Orbán’s LGBT+ crackdown extends to schools
3 years, 6 months ago

Orbán’s LGBT+ crackdown extends to schools

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. This latest move to restrict sex education in Hungary …

Hungary government drafts gay adoption ban, calls for children to be raised with a Christian interpretation of gender roles
4 years, 1 month ago

Hungary government drafts gay adoption ban, calls for children to be raised with a Christian interpretation of gender roles

Hindustan Times  

Hungary’s right-wing government has drafted legislation that would practically ban adoption by same-sex couples in what rights groups said was an attack on the LGBTQ community when Covid-19 meant they could not protest. Hungary government proposes gay adoption ban as Covid-19 worsens Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government also proposed a constitutional amendment requiring children to be raised with a Christian …

Hungary proposes ban on same-sex adoption as critics accuse Orban of distracting from pandemic
4 years, 1 month ago

Hungary proposes ban on same-sex adoption as critics accuse Orban of distracting from pandemic

The Independent  

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