Hungary's government plans to move Pride off the streets

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Source: Reuters

Hungary's government plans to move Pride off the streets

Reuters
Wed, February 26, 2025 at 9:47 AM EST 2 min read

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's annual Budapest Pride should be held in a "closed venue" this year rather than processing along an avenue in central Budapest as previously, Prime Minister Viktor Orban's Chief of Staff said on Wednesday, citing child protection.

It was unclear whether the government intended to move the event inside or also restrict access.

The plan appeared to be part of Prime Minister Viktor Orban's restrictions on the activities of the LGBTQ+ community as the nationalist leader prepares for elections in 2026 in which his right-wing Fidesz party faces an unprecedented challenge from a new opponent.

Community members say Pride is a family friendly event and poses no threat to children.

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1. given that it is Orban

everyone please bring your own gas masks and SCBA gear if you decide to attend

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2. Follow up article

Hungary's clampdown on Pride march sparks backlash
https://www.euronews.com/2025/02/28/hungarys-clampdown-on-pride-march-met-with-defiance

The Orbán administration has said that the country 'should not tolerate' the public event this year.

NGOs and human rights activists in Hungary have condemned the government's proposed clampdown on this year's Pride march in Budapest.

In a speech last week, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán hinted that his administration would crack down on the event, saying it would be "a waste of time and money" for its organisers to make their usual preparations.

Then on Thursday, Gergely Gullyás, the Hungarian minister who runs Orbán's office, spoke more explicitly.

“There will be no Pride in the public form in which we have known it in recent decades," he said at a press conference. "We believe that the country should not tolerate Pride marching through the city centre."

Gullyás claimed the move was being made to "protect children".

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