Hungary passes law banning Pride events in new blow to LGBTQ+ rights

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Hungarian lawmakers on Tuesday passed a law banning Pride events and allowing authorities to use facial recognition software to identify attendees, continuing a crackdown by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s right-wing populist party on the country’s LBGTQ+ community.
The Independent
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Almost three decades later, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán wants Hungary to be the first country in the European Union to ban the protest nationwide.
Politico Europe
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Orban's Fidesz party, which holds a commanding parliamentary majority, submitted a bill on Monday that would ban the annual Pride march on the grounds that it could be considered harmful to children, and approved it in an expedited process on Tuesday.
The Gazette
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It amends Hungary’s law on assembly to make it an offense to hold or attend events that violate Hungary’s contentious “child protection” legislation, which prohibits the “depiction or promotion” of homosexuality to minors under 18.
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