Hungary deepened its repression of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people on March 18 as the parliament passed a draconian law that will outlaw Pride and similar events, thereby ...

A majority of Hungarian lawmakers have voted to ban LGBT pride marches and allow facial recognition software to identify participants, the Associated Press reported on Tuesday, March 18. The ban on ...

It is not the first time the country’s Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán, has been criticised by LGBT+ rights groups. His government passed separate laws in recent years which restricted people’s ability ...

The move by Hungarian MPs is part of a crackdown on the country’s LGBT community by the nationalist conservative party of Prime Minister Viktor Orban, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin ...

A NEW anti-LGBT law banning Pride events and allowing authorities to use facial recognition software to identify those attending the festivities was passed in Hungary on Tuesday. The move led to a ...

Ireland's Tánaiste Simon Harris issued a statement today, Wednesday, March 19, responding to new legislation in Hungary that bans Pride events. "I am alarmed that the Hungarian Parliament has ...

Hungary has passed a law banning Pride marches held by the LGBT community, sparking outrage in and out of the country. Parliament voted for the measure just a day after the bill was submitted on ...

The bill aligned with the general anti-LGBT policy direction adopted by the ruling party. In 2021, Hungary banned the “promotion of homosexuality” to those under 18. In a speech delivered in February, ...