Showing posts with label Busapest. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Busapest. Show all posts

Saturday, June 28, 2025

Thousands of LGBTQ Activists Take to the Streets in Hungary despite Government Ban | DW News

Jun 28, 2025 | In Budapest, thousands of LGBTQ rights supporters joined the annual Pride parade, in defiance of a ban by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Activists rolled out a giant rainbow flag as they took to the streets in the march, which is being supported by Budapest's mayor, an opponent of Orbán. Hungary's ruling coalition amended laws this year to ban the event. Orbán warned that organizers and attendees would face legal consequences, including prison sentences and fines.

The parade's organizers claim it was the biggest ever Pride in Budapest .

DW Senior International Correspondent Fanny Facsar reports from the event.


Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Dozens of MEPs to Attend Budapest Pride in Defiance of Viktor Orbán

THE GUARDIAN: As many as 70 said to be planning to show solidarity at LGBTQ+ march after Hungary’s PM tried to ban it

Dozens of MEPs are expected to attend the Pride march in Budapest this month, in defiance of the Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orbán, who has tried to ban the event.

In a debate in the European parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs from liberal, left and green groups pledged to be in Budapest on 28 June for the parade to show solidarity with gay Hungarians.

The pledges came after the city’s mayor said the event would go ahead, circumventing a law that allows police to ban LGBTQ+ marches. Gergely Karácsony said on Monday that the march would be a municipal event – and a celebration of freedom – so “no permits from authorities are needed”.

“In this city, there are no first- or second-class citizens … neither freedom, nor love can be banned, and the Budapest Pride cannot be banned either,” Karácsony said. » | Jennifer Rankin in Brussels | Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Isn’t it high time that Viktor Orbán went into retirement? The international political stage is no place either for people with mediæval thinking or for fossils. – © Mark Alexander