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Hungary has submitted a bill to parliament aiming to amend its controversial anti-LGBTQ laws for minors, introduced in 2021 under former Prime Minister Viktor Orban. The new legislation seeks to remove provisions that ban the promotion and display of homosexuality and gender transition to those under 18, aligning with EU standards following criticism from activists and a ruling by the European Court of Justice. Current Prime Minister Peter Magyar, who took office in April after ending Orban’s 16-year rule, stated the updated rules will apply regardless of sexual orientation and focus on protecting minors from harmful media content.
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Hungary's government submitted a bill on September 14 to parliament to amend anti-LGBTQ+ rules for minors that were implemented under former nationalist leader Viktor Orban in 2021. The existing law banned the "promotion of homosexuality" to those under 18 and was used to ban Pride marches, drawing criticism from activists and leaders across the European Union who argued it stigmatized LGBTQ people. Prime Minister Peter Magyar, who won the April election after 16 years of Orban’s rule, aims to remove references in the 2021 legislation banning the "promotion" or "display" of homosexuality and gender transition to minors. The new bill would instead focus on material that can “seriously impair a child's physical, intellectual, emotional or moral development.” This move is seen as an effort by Magyar’s government to align with EU standards after the European Court of Justice ruled in April that Hungary’s LGBTQ law violated human rights.

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Recommended Stories list of 3 items- list 1 of 3Trump endorses Prime Minister Viktor Orban for Hungary’s April election - list 2 of 3Hungary charges Budapest mayor for allowing banned pride march - list 3 of 3EU court rules Hungary’s LGBTQ law violates human rights Activists and leaders across the European Union had criticised the law for stigmatising LGBTQ people and linking same-sex relations to paedophilia.
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🔮 Recommended Stories list of 3 items- list 1 of 3Trump endorses Prime Minister Viktor Orban for Hungary’s April election - list 2 of 3Hungary charges Budapest mayor for allowing banned pride march - list 3 of 3EU court rules Hungary’s LGBTQ law violates human rights Activists and leaders across the European Union had criticised the law for stigmatising LGBTQ people and linking same-sex relations to paedophilia.
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Hungary’s government has submitted a bill to parliament to amend anti-LGBTQ rules for minors that were introduced under former nationalist leader Viktor Orban. asserted
that → submit → Orban
The law, which was created as an add-on to the country’s existing child protection regulations in 2021, banned the “promotion of homosexuality” to under-18s. asserted
which → create → under-18s
The same law was later used to ban Pride marches. asserted
law → use → marches
Recommended Stories list of 3 items- list 1 of 3Trump endorses Prime Minister Viktor Orban for Hungary’s April election - list 2 of 3Hungary charges Budapest mayor for allowing banned pride march - list 3 of 3EU court rules Hungary’s LGBTQ law violates human rights Activists and leaders across the European Union had criticised the law for stigmatising LGBTQ people and linking same-sex relations to paedophilia. asserted
Activists → endorse → paedophilia
The bill submitted on Monday aims to remove references in the 2021 legislation banning the “promotion” or “display” of homosexuality and gender transition to minors. asserted
bill → submit → minors
It would now refer simply to material that can “seriously impair the child’s physical, intellectual, emotional or moral development”. asserted
that → refer → development
Conservative Prime Minister Peter Magyar, who won the election in April, ending Orban’s 16-year rule, said the rules would apply “regardless of sexual orientation” and bring the country in line with EU regulations. “We take an uncompromisingly strict stance against media content accessible to minors that promotes sexual violence, manipulation and exploitation,” he said. asserted
he → win → violence
In April, the EU’s top tribunal, the European Court of Justice (ECJ), ruled that the law had violated “the very identity” of the bloc. asserted
law → rule → bloc
Following the ECJ ruling, Hungarian police authorised this year’s Pride marches, which had been banned last year under Orban’s government. asserted
which → follow → government
On Saturday, Magyar also said the government was considering changing a 2020 law that restricted adoption to married couples, which had effectively banned same-sex couples from adopting. asserted
which → say → couples
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