By Sandor Zsiros

Hungary should stop its anti-LGBT stance after an MEP from the ruling party Fidesz was caught at a lockdown "sex party", say activists.

József Szájer resigned on Sunday but it wasn't until yesterday that he admitted to attending the illegal event in Brussels. Szájer, a founding member of Fidesz, was one of the authors of the Hungarian constitution that defined marriage as being between a man and a woman.

"I really encourage Mr Szájer and [Hungarian prime minister] Mr Orbán now to break with the politics of the past and to stand up for LGBT+ rights, this is the time to stand up for human rights," said Belgian LGBT activist Rémy Bonny. "We are all equal and every Hungarian should be equal. There are no second class Hungarians," said Rémy Bonny, Belgian LGBI activist.

Belgian media reported Friday's event as being an illegal sex party above a cafe in central Brussels, attended by mostly men.

For other MEPs, the scandal has shone a spotlight on the hypocrisy of the ruling party in Budapest.

"The case of Mr Szájer shows that there is an enormous gap between the rhetoric and the practice of leading Fidesz MPs, MEPs or mayors," said Hungarian MEP Márton Gyöngyösi. Read more via Euronews