A new poll has shown most Hungarians support that young people hear about sexual and gender minorities despite the country’s anti-LGBTQIA+ ruling party. The representative poll – commissioned by Amnesty International Hungary and Háttér Society and conducted by polling agency Medián – found that 46% of the respondents personally know people in the LGBTQI community, […]
The European Commission is set to launch legal action against Hungary’s new anti-LGBT laws which proclaim that those under the age of eighteen should be protected from information about gay, lesbian and transgender people. According to website Politico, Brussels will launch two separate legal procedures which will involve a formal notice which Hungary will have […]
LGBTIQ+ rights activists in Hungary have highlighted their opposition to the country’s new anti-gay laws by posing in front of a giant blow-up rainbow heart. The demonstration took place in front of the country’s parliament. The new legislation, which came into effect Thursday, prohibits the display of content depicting homosexuality, gender fluidity or information about […]
Hungary has passed laws which ban any portrayals of homosexuality or “non-traditional” gender presentations being shown to minors. Supporters of the bill say it will crackdown on paedophilia, but human rights groups have labeled the move as explicit discrimination against LGBTIQ+ people. The bill was put forward by the ruling Fidesz party, which is led […]
A Hungarian politician who espoused family values and spoke out against the LGBTIQ+ community has resigned after it was revealed he had been arrested fleeing a gay sex party and was found to be carrying illicit substances. Jozsef Szajer, a representative in the European Parliament, has admitted he was at the party when police broke […]
The parliament of Hungary has voted to put an end to gender amendments on legal documents, in new legislation deemed “evil” by LGBTIQ+ advocates. Voting on Tuesday, the bill passed 113 votes to 57 as part of a slew of supposedly COVID-19 related laws, which amends the legal definition of gender to “biological sex based […]
Hungary has responded to the COVID-19 outbreak by bringing in sweeping changes to the country’s laws which political analysts describe as transforming the country into a dictatorship. Last week the country’s parliament voted to allow Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to rule by decree for as long as the coronavirus crisis is deemed to be continuing. The new […]
The Hungarian State Opera has cancelled 15 performances of the popular musical Billy Elliot because of negative press that claimed the musical could lead to people turning homosexual. In an official statement the opera stressed that it was not cancelling the performances because it believed the claims, but because the controversy surrounding the production and negative […]
Eurovision’s first semi-final kicked off last night, with 16 countries taking to the stage in Copenhagen for the cheesiest and best song contest of all time. The following ten nations have made it through to the next round. Behold their entries: Armenia Aram MP3 Not Alone First up we have Armenia’s Aram MP3 with the […]
The campest night of nights is approaching. Eurovision 2014 will take place in Copenhagen, Denmark on May 10th. It’s the 59th outing for the song content and this year 37 countries will be taking part. Hungary have just chosen their song and performer for the competition. This year they’ve selected András Kállay-Saunders and his track ‘Running’. […]
