US EditionBudapest police deny LGBTQ+ march request, citing Hungary’s legislative Pride ban
- Budapest police denied a request on Tuesday to hold the LGBTQ+ Pride march on June 28 in central Budapest citing recent legislation.
- The denial followed Hungary's parliament passing laws in March and April that ban public LGBTQ+ events and allow penalties including fines and surveillance.
- The government justifies the ban to protect children's development, while critics and EU nations accuse Hungary of authoritarianism and violating human rights.
- The Hungarian Supreme Court ruled the police ban unlawful, stating no evidence links the march to endangering minors and no legitimate goal exists for the ban.
- Despite legal threats and political opposition, organizers vow the 30th Budapest Pride will proceed, highlighting tensions between Hungary’s government and the EU.
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On the basis of a law wanted by the semi-authoritarian government of Orbán: the organizers had said that it would take place anyway, June 28
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Budapest police deny LGBTQ+ march request, citing Hungary's legislative Pride ban
Police issued an order on Tuesday denying a request to hold an LGBTQ+ event later in central Budapest, a consequence of recent steps by the right-wing populist government aimed at banning the popular Budapest Pride march.
This is the second time that Hungary's police prohibits a demonstration against homophobia and transphobia based on the law, after prohibiting a march that was marked for the past Sunday.
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