Overview
- Advocate General Tamara Ćapeta concluded Hungary’s 2021 child-protection law breaches EU law by unjustly limiting LGBTQ+ representation in media for minors
- Ćapeta’s opinion states the law rests on a value judgment that deems homosexual and transgender lives inferior, stigmatizing LGBTI individuals and harming minors’ identity and self-esteem
- In March, Hungary’s parliament banned Pride events and an April constitutional amendment authorized facial recognition to identify and fine participants
- The European Commission opened an infringement procedure against Hungary in July 2021 after the government enacted its initial content restrictions
- A final Court of Justice ruling is expected within months and could compel Hungary to reverse its measures and face fines, with Brussels also considering Article 7 sanctions