Budapest's LGBTQ+ community plans to hold Pride festivities despite a ban from Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government, which enacted restrictive laws targeting homosexuality under the pretext of child protection. The legislation, criticized by EU officials, seeks to limit freedom of assembly and penalize participants through surveillance methods. Defying the ban, organizers and Budapest's liberal mayor, Gergely Karacsony, rebranded the event as Budapest Pride Freedom, emphasizing unity in diversity despite increasing repression in Hungary. The situation reflects a broader struggle against authoritarian policies threatening LGBTQ+ rights in the country.
Organizers of the event refused to back down and immediately announced their intention to defy the ban. Budapest's liberal mayor, Gergely Karacsony, declared this weekend's festivities an official municipal event.
The legislation was clearly directed at Pride festivities, adopted under the guise of protecting children, while actually limiting freedom of assembly and punishing LGBTQ+ representation.
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