"I am here today because unfortunately, this demonstration is no longer just about the LGBTQ community but about the restriction of our fundamental human rights,"
"His ruling ultra-conservative Fidesz party passed a law in March allowing Pride marches to be banned, claiming the move was needed to "protect children.""
"Amnesty International has said the Orban government's "repressive legislation" is exerting a "far-reaching and chilling effect" on the LGBTQ+ community in the country."
Several thousand people marched in Pecs, southwest Hungary, defying a police ban on LGBTQ+ rallies with an estimated 7,000–8,000 attendees. The Pride march was banned by police on September 6 and the ban was upheld by the Supreme Court a week later, with attendees facing fines of up to 500 (about $587). Members of the European Parliament joined in solidarity while protesters waved rainbow and EU flags and held signs accusing the government of being a "dictatorship." Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his Fidesz party passed a March law allowing Pride marches to be banned, citing a need to "protect children." Amnesty International said the Orban government's "repressive legislation" is exerting a "far-reaching and chilling effect" on the LGBTQ+ community, and an earlier Budapest Pride in June saw more than 200,000 people defy a police ban.
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