Hungary

Hungary's government orders disclaimers on books with gay content

Hungary's government, which has made hostility to LGBT people a central part of its right-wing agenda, ordered a publisher on Tuesday to print disclaimers identifying books containing "behaviour inconsistent with traditional gender roles".

Hungary: Ruling Parties Vote in 9th Constitutional Amendment

Lawmakers on Tuesday adopted the 9th amendment to Hungary’s constitution, stipulating that a mother is a woman and a father a man. The government-sponsored amendment passed with 134 votes in favour, 45 against and there were five abstentions.

Hungary amends constitution to redefine family, limits gay adoption

Hungary amended the definition of family in its constitution Tuesday to allow an effective ban on adoption by same-sex couples, another win for the ruling conservatives but decried by one pro-LGBTQ group as “a dark day for human rights”.

Hungary: What does the MEP sex scandal tell us about Viktor Orban's Hungary?

The resignation of a scandal-embroiled politician is always going to make political waves and headline news. But what sets the case of Hungarian MEP József Szájer apart is not just the nature of the scandal he finds himself at the centre of, but also the manner in which it is being reported on by the media is revealing in itself.

Hungary: Another constitutional amendment proposal could come to curb LGBTQ propaganda

The proposal to amend the Basic Law was announced by Tamás Gaudi-Nagy, head of the National Rights Protection Service. The aim of the initiators is for the Russian model, the parliament, to ban propaganda activities against traditional sexual relations and the promotion of non-traditional sexual relations.

EU: Fourth edition of Contraception Policy Atlas launched online with the European Parliament

The European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual and Reproductive Rights is a network of Members of Parliament throughout Europe who are committed to protecting the sexual and reproductive rights (SRHR) of the world’s most vulnerable people, both at home and overseas.

Hungarian government launches crusade against LGBTQI people

Hungarian Minister of Justice submitted legislative amendments to the Parliament that stigmatize same-sex couples raising children and transgender people, making single-parent adoption and LGBTQI school education programs impossible.