Hungary: Lawmakers scrap Orban-era anti-LGBTQ+ provisions

Hungary’s parliament passed a bill amending the 2021 “child protection law.” The move is considered the first significant reversal of Orban’s curbs targeting the LGBTQ+ community.

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A participant poses with a rainbow flag during a gay pride parade in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, July 24, 2021
Orban’s government had gradually curbed LGBTQ+ rightsImage: Anna Szilagyi/AP Photo/picture alliance

Hungary’s parliament on Tuesday passed a bill amending a 2021 law targeting the LGBTQ+ community that was passed under nationalist ex-leader Viktor Orban.

The 2021 “child protection” law introduced restrictions on the “portrayal” or “promotion” of sexual and gender diversity in content accessible to children.

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Eidted by: Jenipher Camino Gonzalez and Wesley Dockery 

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