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Paris and Budapest Prides Defy Bans With Record Crowds

The events proceeded as acts of political resistance against a rising conservative backlash targeting LGBT+ rights

À Budapest, Viktor Orban défié par une marche des fiertés à l'affluence record
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Sous une chaleur écrasante, plusieurs milliers de personnes ont participé à la « marche des fiertés » dans les rues de Paris, ce samedi 28 juin 2025.
Yohan Pawer et les militants du collectif Eros.

Overview

  • Paris march went ahead under the slogan "contre l'internationale réactionnaire" to denounce global reactionary forces despite the withdrawal of €25,000 in regional funding
  • Inter-LGBT, a coalition of fifty associations, coordinated the Paris Pride and threatened to halt the procession if the far-right identitarian group Eros took part
  • Budapest Pride defied a police ban imposed under Viktor Orbán’s anti-LGBTQ+ laws and drew an estimated 200,000 participants in a show of solidarity
  • Hungarian authorities installed facial-recognition cameras and warned of fines up to €500, yet refrained from violent repression as more than 70 Members of the European Parliament joined the demonstration
  • Organizers and participants framed both marches as a unified stand against state-led restrictions and far-right infiltration across Europe