Hungary's ruling coalition has submitted a bill to ban the Budapest Pride event, threatening fundamental freedoms while utilizing facial recognition to identify participants. With a two-thirds majority, the bill likely will pass, enforcing strict penalties under existing child protection legislation that prohibits any depiction of homosexuality to minors. Pride organizers criticize this move as an attack on free speech and assembly, reflecting the government's ongoing repression of LGBTQ+ rights under the guise of protecting traditional family values. The upcoming 30th anniversary Pride event symbolizes the struggle for equal rights amidst growing governmental backlash.
The Hungarian ruling coalition's new bill threatens to ban the Budapest Pride event and uses facial recognition to identify attendees, restricting fundamental freedoms.
The bill's aim is to enforce the repressive child protection legislation that prohibits the depiction of homosexuality to minors, including at public events.
Pride organizers denounce the government's actions as an infringement on the rights to free speech and assembly, particularly targeting the LGBTQ+ community.
Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government claims its policies protect children from what it terms 'gender madness,' promoting traditional family values over LGBTQ+ rights.
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