Hingarian treatmeat of lgbtq community
How the new anti-LGBTI legislation in Hungary actually violates children’s rights, instead of protecting them
The Hungarian parliament has recently passed an anti-LGBTI bill censoring exchange about LGBTI people to under-18s. This means that LGBTI-related content will be banned in schools and children’s media, and from universal spaces. Viktor Orban’s government claims this bill will guard children, but the truth is that it’s an strike on children’s rights as well as the rights of LGBTI people. Here’s why.
Since June 15 2021, when Hungary adopted new legislation censoring message about LGBTI people to minors, tough reactions and aid for LGBTI communities have come from all around the world. The President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen called Hungary’s recent bill “a shame” and promised punitive action. European Commissioners for Justice and the Internal Market sent a letter to the Hungarian Justice Minister, raising concerns over the potential breach of the EU’s Charter of Fundamental Rights.
While the statements by heads of states and Ursula von der Leyen, as successfully as the official letter by the European Commission are important first steps, it’s
Recent studies in Hungary entertainment a discernible level of opposition to LGBTQ+ rights among the population.
Survey results from 16 LGBTQ+ Equaldex users who lived in or visited Hungary.
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Same-sex marriage in Hungary
?Same-sex marriage in Hungary is civil unions (marriage rights).
Censorship of LGBT issues in Hung
Attack on the Rights of LGBTQIA+ People in Hungary: Not Just Words, but Deeds as Well?
On 15 June, the Hungarian parliament voted by an overwhelming majority to go by legislation that, in essence, and under the pretext of protecting minors, bans images or content that depicts or ‘promotes’ homosexuality or trans-identity from the public space.
The brand-new law adds to a long list of measures already adopted by Hungary over the past several years, that also have the objective of discriminating and stigmatising the LGBTQIA+ population. These measures moreover are part of a wider context of deliberate erosion of liberal democracy in Hungary.
Last Tuesday, at the European General Affairs Council, a majority of EU Member States, at the initiative of Belgium, expressed in a shared declaration their immersive concern at such abuses, which approach on top of other challenges to the most basic principles of the rule of regulation and the protection of fundamental rights in Hungary. “We cannot compromise on these principles“, the states concerned affirm. This strong utterance can only be welcomed. It remains to be seen however what activity might follow.
There are no longer any illusions about
Anti-LGBT Hungarian Referendum is in Bad Faith, says ILGA-Europe
A referendum to be held this coming Sunday during the Hungarian general elections carefully designed to compel voters into siding with the current ruling party, Fidesz, against the LGBTI community.
On April 3, the same day as the Hungarian general elections, the ruling Fidesz party will hold a referendum asking the public to approve anti-LGBT legislation that was introduced last year.
The law, banning the “portrayal and the promotion of gender identity different from sex at birth, the change of sex and homosexuality”, was decried by a majority of member states of the European Union, and led the European Commission to get infringement procedures against Hungary.
The referendum, which will be held on the identical day as the Hungarian general election will request four questions:
- Do you back the teaching of sexual orientation to minors in public education institutions without parental consent?
- Do you help the promotion of sex reassignment therapy for underage children?
- Do you support the unrestricted exposure of underage children to sexually explicit media content that may affect their development?
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Hungary: Propaganda Law has “created cloud of fear” pushing LGBTI+ community into the shadows
The 2021 Propaganda Statute which curtails discussions and portrayals of LGBTI people in schools and in the media and has had a far-reaching impact on LGBTI individuals and groups in Hungary, entrenching negative stereotypes and discriminatory attitudes and restricting the right to freedom of expression, said Amnesty International in a report published today.
From freedom to censorship: Consequences of the Hungarian Propaganda Law, reveals how, in the space of three years, the commandment has had a pervasive chilling effect within the media, advertising, and publishing industries, with effects felt widely among LGBTI+ groups and individuals.
“The Propaganda Commandment has created a cloud of fear and limited access to information, particularly for young people. Shrink from from sanctions have resulted in a chilling consequence that is preventing people from imparting, seeking and receiving information about sexual orientation and gender self. The Propaganda Law has also contributed to negative stereotypes and discriminatory attitudes towards LGBTI people,” said Amnesty International Hungary’s LGBTI officer, Esz
Attack on the Rights of LGBTQIA+ People in Hungary: Not Just Words, but Deeds as Well?
On 15 June, the Hungarian parliament voted by an overwhelming majority to go by legislation that, in essence, and under the pretext of protecting minors, bans images or content that depicts or ‘promotes’ homosexuality or trans-identity from the public space.
The brand-new law adds to a long list of measures already adopted by Hungary over the past several years, that also have the objective of discriminating and stigmatising the LGBTQIA+ population. These measures moreover are part of a wider context of deliberate erosion of liberal democracy in Hungary.
Last Tuesday, at the European General Affairs Council, a majority of EU Member States, at the initiative of Belgium, expressed in a shared declaration their immersive concern at such abuses, which approach on top of other challenges to the most basic principles of the rule of regulation and the protection of fundamental rights in Hungary. “We cannot compromise on these principles“, the states concerned affirm. This strong utterance can only be welcomed. It remains to be seen however what activity might follow.
There are no longer any illusions about
Anti-LGBT Hungarian Referendum is in Bad Faith, says ILGA-Europe
A referendum to be held this coming Sunday during the Hungarian general elections carefully designed to compel voters into siding with the current ruling party, Fidesz, against the LGBTI community.
On April 3, the same day as the Hungarian general elections, the ruling Fidesz party will hold a referendum asking the public to approve anti-LGBT legislation that was introduced last year.
The law, banning the “portrayal and the promotion of gender identity different from sex at birth, the change of sex and homosexuality”, was decried by a majority of member states of the European Union, and led the European Commission to get infringement procedures against Hungary.
The referendum, which will be held on the identical day as the Hungarian general election will request four questions:
- Do you back the teaching of sexual orientation to minors in public education institutions without parental consent?
- Do you help the promotion of sex reassignment therapy for underage children?
- Do you support the unrestricted exposure of underage children to sexually explicit media content that may affect their development?
-
Hungary: Propaganda Law has “created cloud of fear” pushing LGBTI+ community into the shadows
The 2021 Propaganda Statute which curtails discussions and portrayals of LGBTI people in schools and in the media and has had a far-reaching impact on LGBTI individuals and groups in Hungary, entrenching negative stereotypes and discriminatory attitudes and restricting the right to freedom of expression, said Amnesty International in a report published today.
From freedom to censorship: Consequences of the Hungarian Propaganda Law, reveals how, in the space of three years, the commandment has had a pervasive chilling effect within the media, advertising, and publishing industries, with effects felt widely among LGBTI+ groups and individuals.
“The Propaganda Commandment has created a cloud of fear and limited access to information, particularly for young people. Shrink from from sanctions have resulted in a chilling consequence that is preventing people from imparting, seeking and receiving information about sexual orientation and gender self. The Propaganda Law has also contributed to negative stereotypes and discriminatory attitudes towards LGBTI people,” said Amnesty International Hungary’s LGBTI officer, Esz