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4w ago

EU court adviser finds Hungary’s LGBTQ+ law breaches EU rights as celebrities demand action over banned Pride

Organisers plan the June 28 Budapest Pride despite a state ban, facing fines and facial recognition to enforce the prohibition

Mit seinem hochumstrittenen LGBTQ-Gesetz, das Darstellungen gleichgeschlechtlicher Partnerschaften oder von Transidentität einschränkt, hat Ungarn nach Auffassung der zuständigen Generalanwältin am EuGH gegen das EU-Recht verstoßen.
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LGBTQ+ Flagge bei einer Kundgebungvor dem ungarischen Parlament in Budapest
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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.