Overview

• Hungarian police invoked a March law banning gatherings seen as promoting homosexuality to minors when they outlawed the June 28 parade.
• Mayor Gergely Karacsony insists the municipal event does not require national authorization and will proceed as scheduled.
• The European Commission and 33 EU diplomatic missions have publicly backed the march and urged authorities to lift the prohibition.
• Around 70 MEPs and several European ambassadors plan to join the demonstration alongside EU equality commissioner Hadja Lahbib in solidarity.
• Participants face fines of up to €500 for attending and organizers risk up to one year in prison under the new anti-LGBTQ+ law.