As Hungary votes on amendment to ban LGBTQ+ Pride, what does it mean for other basic rights?
BreitbartAPR 19
Hungary Passes Constitutional Ban on LGBTQ+ Pride Events
Above: Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán attends the vote by representatives of Hungary's Parliament to approve the constitutional changes in Budapest on April 14, 2025. Image copyright: Attila Kisbenedek/Contributor/AFP via Getty Images
The Spin
Pro-government narrative
The long-due constitutional changes are necessary safeguards to protect children from harmful ideological influences and sexual propaganda and to preserve national sovereignty from foreign-funded political pressure that undermines Hungarian democracy and traditional values.
Opposition narrative
This autocratic amendment represents a significant escalation in the government's effort to dismantle democracy, suppress human rights, force LGBTQ+ people out of public view, and create tools to instill fear among those who voice dissent in the country.