Thousands of people in Budapest protested against the prohibition of the Pride March, ironically supporting uniformity and criticizing Orbán’s policy towards the LGBTQ community.
Thousands of people demonstrated on Saturday in Budapest in a faint predominantly gray clothing and with satirical banners condemning diversity, deriving the step of right -wing Prime Minister Viktor Orbán against sexual minorities, including the recently approved prohibition of the Pride. According to reports of Reuters and AFP, TASR reports this.
The Saturday Assembly was summoned by the non -parliamentary Hungarian side of the double dog (MKKP). It was preceded by several protests that caused the March approval of the Act on the Assembly associated with the prohibition of the Pride event, ie the march of the pride of sexual minorities.
Satire and gray color
Demonstrators on Saturday in Budapest carried banners with slogans like “be uniformed are cool” or “death of colors” or “monotony is trendy”. According to AFP, more than 10,000 people participated in the event. Many came in gray clothes with gray flags and called for the so -called. Gray Pride.
The MKKP was ironically pointed out that the assembly summoned the meeting to support Orbán’s efforts to suppress the diversity, which takes precedence over all other problems of Hungary, including high inflation, lack of affordable apartments or poor public services. “Every problem in the world stems from diversity and individualism,” she said in an ironic statement, writes Reuters.
Controversial law
MEPs submitted the Hungarian government block Fidesz-KDNP to 17 March to Parliament a draft amendment to the Act on the Gathering, which they wanted to ban any gatherings promoting homosexuality. The proposal was approved by Parliament on the next day in accelerated proceedings. In front of the parliament building, Momentum called a protest demonstration, and several hundred people took part in it. Since then, several similar protests have been held in Hungary.
So far, the law is the last of a series of measures by which the government of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán seeks to limit the rights of the LGBTQ community in Hungary, AFP said. Shortly after its adoption, the legislation was also criticized by the United Nations, according to which it leads to “arbitrary and discriminatory limitation of LGBTIQ+ persons” in the country.
Pride despite the ban
The organizers of the Budapest March Pride announced that they plan to organize the 30th year of this event despite the ban on 28 June.
