Hungary Repealed Law Banning LGBTQ "Promotion or mentioning Gay" in Schools, TV, Etc
Pecs, Hungary - Apr 11, 2025: Hungarian politician Peter Magyar leader of the Hungarian opposition and Tisza party giving a speech | Istvan Csak/Shutterstock Daniel Villarreal Hungarian lawmakers voted 139-51 on Tuesday to remove anti-LGBTQ+ provisions from a 2021 “child protection” law passed by the country’s former far-right Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, which banned the “portrayal” or “promotion” of sexual and gender diversity in schools and child-accessible TV content. Orbán lost reelection last April to Péter Magyar. That same month, a European Union (EU) court ruled that Hungary must repeal its ban on LGBTQ+ content in schools and primetime television, as it violates EU laws and treaties. Related Hungarian gay couple trying to adopt for 5 years finally making headway under new government In June 2021, Hungary passed an “anti-pedophilia” law that limited public discussion of LGBTQ+ lives and identities, bann...
