Hungary amends constitution, bans public LGBTQ+ gatherings

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (C, front) delivers his address on the opening day of the spring session of the Hungarian Parliament in Budapest, Hungary, in February 2024. On Monday, parliament voted to amend Hungary's constitution and ban …

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Hungary passes legislation allowing the government to ban LGBTQ+ public events

The Hungarian parliament has passed a constitutional amendment that allows the government to prohibit LGBTQ+ communities from organising public events. The amendment, which required a two-thirds vote, was passed on Monday, with 140 lawmakers voting in …

Hungary BANS public events for the gay community

Hungary has banned public events by LGBTQ+ communities, a decision that legal scholars and critics call another step toward authoritarianism by the populist government. The amendment to Hungary's constitution, which required a two-thirds vote, passed …

Hungary passes constitutional amendment to ban LGBTQ events

Hungary’s parliament has passed an amendment to the constitution, allowing the government to ban public events organised by LGBTQ communities. The amendment, which required a two-thirds majority, was passed with 140 votes in favour and 21 against. It was …

Hungary: Parliament passes constitutional amendment banning public LGBTQ+ events

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Hungary’s Pride ban mocked with ‘Gray Pride’ march: ‘Humour exposes the absurd’

LGBTQ+ protesters staged a ‘grey pride’ in Budapest ( Balint Szentgallay/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Members of the LGBTQ+ community gathered in Hungary’s capital Budapest to mock the right-wing government’s recently passed law banning LGBTQ+ Pride …

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Housing in Hungary has experienced one of the most dramatic surges in the EU, with property prices more than tripling and rents more than doubling since 2010. As the market continues to heat up, fresh data and upcoming policy changes suggest that this …

Hungary approves constitutional change banning LGBTQ+ events

Rights activists and some legal scholars condemn the law, arguing that it effectively criminalises LGBTQ+ expression. Hungary’s parliament has approved a constitutional amendment allowing the government to ban all public events organised by LGBTQ+ groups. …