In defiance of Hungary's ban on public LGBTQ+ events, tens of thousands are expected to participate in the 30th annual Pride parade in Budapest. The Hungarian government enacted a controversial 'child protection' law in 2021, preventing the promotion of homosexuality to minors, and recently passed a constitutional amendment reinforcing this stance. Spokesperson Máté Hegedűs affirmed the legal right to protest, highlighting that the movement transcends LGBTQ+ rights, aiming to defend human dignity for all. The event, supported by numerous foreign embassies, confirms Hungary’s ongoing tensions regarding LGBTQ+ freedoms under Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
"It is our constitutional right to gather peacefully, to be together, and to march for our human dignity and our fundamental rights," spokesperson Máté Hegedűs said in a statement.
The Budapest Pride Parade will still take place on June 28 in protest of the ban, with the support of Mayor Gergely Karácsony, a member of the green political party Párbeszéd - A Zöldek Pártja.
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