Overview

• At least 200,000 people turned out on June 28, demonstrating the government’s limited capacity to enforce its ban and marking Budapest Pride’s 30th anniversary alongside the 56th Stonewall anniversary.
• Authorities have threatened fines under the ban and deployed stepped-up surveillance to deter future gatherings.
• Detained activist Maja T. has been on hunger strike for over a year following charges of attacking neo-Nazis, galvanizing solidarity messages at the march.
• International figures, including German artists and journalists behind the ‘Europe Is Watching’ initiative, joined the march and decried the ban as a breach of EU law in an open letter.
• Many LGBTQ+ individuals report near-impossible access to hormone replacement therapy without traveling abroad or resorting to illegal channels.