Overview
- An ECJ advisory opinion concluded that Hungary’s 2021 law restricting same-sex partnership and trans identity representations violates EU treaties and supports the Commission’s infringement case.
- The European Commission has launched a breach-of-treaty procedure against Hungary over its LGBTQ+ legislation, a case backed by a coalition of member states.
- Numerous cultural and political figures, including Bettina Böttinger and Carolin Emcke, signed an open letter urging the EU to defend queer assembly rights in Hungary.
- Despite the parliamentary ban, Pride organisers have vowed to hold the Budapest parade on June 28, with participants at risk of up to €500 in fines and identification via facial recognition software.
- Hungarian authorities defend the measures on child protection grounds, a rationale critics label a pretext for discrimination against LGBTQ+ people.