Hungary, Gay Pride: thousands in Budapest to protest against government policies

• Hungary, Orban calls referendum on controversial LGBTQ law

• Hungary.

  Von der Leyen: anti LGBT law "is shameful".

  And warns: "Ready for infringement procedure"

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July 24, 2021 Thousands of people are expected to attend the Budapest Gay Pride today, the event that closes the month of LGBT pride in Hungary and which will be a protest against the anti-gay policies of the government of Viktor Orban. The country's LGBT community organizations expect to see far more attendees today than the approximately 20,000 protesters who attended the last Pride march in the city two years ago.   

The demonstration is an open challenge to the escalation of the Orban government's anti-gay rights campaign. Earlier this month, a law went into effect in the country banning children from representing LGBT themes, with huge implications for education, art and entertainment. On Wednesday, Orbán also announced a referendum with five questions to ask Hungarians if they want their children to be "protected" from LGBT content.