DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Hungary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hungary</span></a> passes constitutional amendment to ban <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a>+ public events, seen as a major blow to rights</p><p>By JUSTIN SPIKE<br>April 15, 2025</p><p>BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — "Hungary’s parliament on Monday passed an amendment to the constitution that allows the government to ban public events by LGBTQ+ communities, a decision that legal scholars and critics call another step toward <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> by the populist government.</p><p>"The amendment, which required a two-thirds vote, passed along party lines with 140 votes for and 21 against. It was proposed by the ruling Fidesz-KDNP coalition led by populist Prime Minister <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ViktorOrb%C3%A1n" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ViktorOrbán</span></a>.</p><p>"Ahead of the vote — the final step for the amendment — opposition politicians and other <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/protesters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>protesters</span></a> attempted to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/blockade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blockade</span></a> the entrance to a parliament parking garage. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Police</span></a> physically removed demonstrators, who had used zip ties to bind themselves together.</p><p>"The amendment declares that children’s rights to moral, physical and spiritual development supersede any right other than the right to life, including that to peacefully assemble. Hungary’s contentious 'child protection' legislation prohibits the 'depiction or promotion' of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/homosexuality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>homosexuality</span></a> to minors aged under 18.</p><p>"The amendment codifies a law fast-tracked through parliament in March that bans public events held by LGBTQ+ communities, including the popular <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PrideEvent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrideEvent</span></a> in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Budapest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Budapest</span></a> that draws thousands annually."</p><p>Source:<br><a href="https://apnews.com/article/hungary-pride-ban-amendment-orban-gay-rights-lgbtq-155ec12cbbde7cc6be0f96adb323de77" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/hungary-pri</span><span class="invisible">de-ban-amendment-orban-gay-rights-lgbtq-155ec12cbbde7cc6be0f96adb323de77</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HungaryPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HungaryPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiGBLTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AntiGBLTQ</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiGBLTQLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AntiGBLTQLaws</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CharacteristicsOfFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRightsViolations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRightsViolations</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GBLTQErasure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GBLTQErasure</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OrbanIsPutinsPuppet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OrbanIsPutinsPuppet</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PrideParades" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrideParades</span></a></p>