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The law was condemned as an attack on [[freedom]], [[democracy]], [[equality before the law]], [[fundamental rights]], and the [[rule of law]], as [[discrimination against LGBTI people]], and as a violation of the [[laws of the European Union]] by the [[European Commission]] and the [[European Parliament]].[{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hungary-ban-promotion-homosexuality-minors-us-eu-condemn/|title=U.S. and EU condemn Hungary's new ban on "promotion" of homosexuality to minors|website=[[CBS News]]|agency=[[Agence France-Presse]]|date=17 June 2021}}{{indent}}{{cite web|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/hungary-ban-lgbt-schools/31309408.html|title=EU, U.S. React Sharply After Hungary Passes Bill Banning LGBT Content In Schools|website=[[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty]]|author=[[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|RFE/RL]]'s [[Hungarian language|Hungarian Service]]|date=15 June 2021}}][{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/08/eu-parliament-condemns-hungary-anti-lgbt-law|title=EU parliament condemns Hungary's anti-LGBT law|website=[[The Guardian]]|author=Jennifer Rankin|date=8 July 2021}}{{indent}}{{cite web|url=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20210701IPR07502/european-parliament-vehemently-opposed-to-hungarian-anti-lgbtiq-law|title=European Parliament vehemently opposed to Hungarian anti-LGBTIQ law|website=[[European Parliament]] {{!}} [[European Union]]|date=8 July 2021}}] The law was condemned as a violation of the [[European Convention on Human Rights]], [[European Court of Human Rights]] case law, and [[international human rights law]] by the [[Council of Europe]] and the [[Venice Commission|European Commission for Democracy through Law]].[{{cite web|url=https://www.coe.int/en/web/commissioner/-/hungarian-government-must-stop-instrumentalising-and-weakening-the-human-rights-of-lgbti-people|title=Hungarian government must stop instrumentalising and weakening the human rights of LGBTI people|website=[[Council of Europe]]|date=13 January 2022}}][{{cite web|url=https://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/-/hungary-lgbtqi-amendments-incompatible-with-international-human-rights-standards-says-venice-commission|title=Hungary: LGBTQI amendments incompatible with international human rights standards says Venice Commission|website=[[Council of Europe]]|date=14 December 2021}}] The law was condemned as [[discrimination against LGBTQ people]] and as a violation of [[international human rights law]] by the [[United Nations]] and the [[United Nations Independent Expert on sexual orientation and gender identity|United Nations Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity]].[{{cite web|url=https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/sg/press-events/2021-06-24/secretary-generals-press-encounter-charles-michel-president-of-the-european-council|title=Secretary-General's press encounter with Charles Michel, President of the European Council|website=[[United Nations]]|date=24 June 2021}}][{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/un-rights-expert-decries-hungarys-new-anti-lgbt-law-2021-06-25/|title=U.N. rights expert decries Hungary's new anti-LGBT law|website=[[Reuters]]|author=Stephanie Nebehay|date=26 June 2021}}] |
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The law was condemned as an attack on [[freedom]], [[democracy]], [[equality before the law]], [[fundamental rights]], and the [[rule of law]], as [[discrimination against LGBTI people]], and as a violation of the [[laws of the European Union]] by the [[European Commission]] and the [[European Parliament]].[{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hungary-ban-promotion-homosexuality-minors-us-eu-condemn/|title=U.S. and EU condemn Hungary's new ban on "promotion" of homosexuality to minors|website=[[CBS News]]|agency=[[Agence France-Presse]]|date=17 June 2021}}{{indent}}{{cite web|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/hungary-ban-lgbt-schools/31309408.html|title=EU, U.S. React Sharply After Hungary Passes Bill Banning LGBT Content In Schools|website=[[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty]]|author=[[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|RFE/RL]]'s [[Hungarian language|Hungarian Service]]|date=15 June 2021}}][{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/08/eu-parliament-condemns-hungary-anti-lgbt-law|title=EU parliament condemns Hungary's anti-LGBT law|website=[[The Guardian]]|author=Jennifer Rankin|date=8 July 2021}}{{indent}}{{cite web|url=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20210701IPR07502/european-parliament-vehemently-opposed-to-hungarian-anti-lgbtiq-law|title=European Parliament vehemently opposed to Hungarian anti-LGBTIQ law|website=[[European Parliament]] {{!}} [[European Union]]|date=8 July 2021}}] The law was condemned as a violation of the [[European Convention on Human Rights]], [[European Court of Human Rights]] case law, and [[international human rights law]] by the [[Council of Europe]] and the [[Venice Commission|European Commission for Democracy through Law]].[{{cite web|url=https://www.coe.int/en/web/commissioner/-/hungarian-government-must-stop-instrumentalising-and-weakening-the-human-rights-of-lgbti-people|title=Hungarian government must stop instrumentalising and weakening the human rights of LGBTI people|website=[[Council of Europe]]|date=13 January 2022}}][{{cite web|url=https://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/-/hungary-lgbtqi-amendments-incompatible-with-international-human-rights-standards-says-venice-commission|title=Hungary: LGBTQI amendments incompatible with international human rights standards says Venice Commission|website=[[Council of Europe]]|date=14 December 2021}}] The law was condemned as [[discrimination against LGBTQ people]] and as a violation of [[international human rights law]] by the [[United Nations]] and the [[United Nations Independent Expert on sexual orientation and gender identity|United Nations Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity]].[{{cite web|url=https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/sg/press-events/2021-06-24/secretary-generals-press-encounter-charles-michel-president-of-the-european-council|title=Secretary-General's press encounter with Charles Michel, President of the European Council|website=[[United Nations]]|date=24 June 2021}}][{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/un-rights-expert-decries-hungarys-new-anti-lgbt-law-2021-06-25/|title=U.N. rights expert decries Hungary's new anti-LGBT law|website=[[Reuters]]|author=Stephanie Nebehay|date=26 June 2021}}] |
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The law was condemned as an attack on [[freedom]], [[democracy]], [[equality before the law]], [[universal human rights]], and the [[rule of law]], as discrimination on the basis of [[sexual orientation]] and [[gender identity]], and as a violation of [[international human rights law]] by a majority of [[liberal democracies]]; Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Montenegro, the Netherlands, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Uruguay.[{{cite web|url=https://www.international.gc.ca/country_news-pays_nouvelles/2021-07-19-hungary-hongrie.aspx?lang=eng|title=Joint Statement on the occasion of the 26th Budapest Pride Festival|website=[[Global Affairs Canada]] {{!]} [[Government of Canada]]|date=19 July 2021}}{{indent}}{{cite web|url=https://ungarn.um.dk/nyheder/pridestatement|title=Joint Statement on the Occasion of the 27th Budapest Pride Festival|website=Denmark in Hungary {{!}} [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Denmark)|Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark]]|date=18 July 2022}}{{indent}}{{cite web|url=https://hu.usembassy.gov/news-joint-statement-on-the-occasion-of-the-28th-budapest-pride-festival/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230715115219/https://hu.usembassy.gov/news-joint-statement-on-the-occasion-of-the-28th-budapest-pride-festival/|title=Joint Statement on the Occasion of the 28th Budapest Pride Festival|website=[[Embassy of the United States, Budapest]] {{!}} [[United States Department of State]] {{!}} [[Federal Government of the United States]]|date=14 July 2023|archive-date=15 July 2023}}{{indent}}{{cite web|url=https://budapest.diplo.de/hu-de/2115824-2115824|title=Joint Statement on the Occasion of the 29th Budapest Pride Festival|website=[[Embassy of Germany, Budapest|German Embassy Budapest]]|date=20 June 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.eda.admin.ch/countries/hungary/en/home/news/news.html/content/countries/hungary/en/meta/news/2025/june/joint-press-release-on-the-occasion-of-the-30th-budapest-pride-f|title=Joint Statement on the occasion of the 30th Budapest Pride Festival|website=Switzerland and Hungary {{!}} [[Federal Department of Foreign Affairs|Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland]] {{!}} [[Federal Council (Switzerland)|Federal Council of Switzerland]]|date=26 June 2025}}] The law was condemned as attack on [[freedom of assembly]], [[freedom of expression]], [[freedom of information]], [[freedom of speech]], and [[human dignity]] by domestic, continental, and international [[human rights]] organisations;[{{cite web|url=https://www.thenational.scot/news/national/19371857.hungarys-anti-lgbt-bill-amendments-denounced-human-rights-officials/|title=Hungary's anti-LGBT bill amendments denounced by human rights officials|website=[[The National (Scotland)|The National]]|agency=[[PA Media|PA News Agency]]|date=14 June 2021}}{{indent}}{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-16/hungary-lgbtq-law-descrimination-homosexuality-sexuality/100218370|title=Hungary passes anti-LGBTQ law banning content in schools that promotes homosexuality|website=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=15 June 2021}}{{indent}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/hungary-law-lgbt-content-minors-1.6067031|title=Hungary lawmakers pass bill barring LGBT content for minors, move denounced by rights groups|website=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=15 June 2021}}{{indent}}{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-06-15/hungary-lawmakers-ban-sharing-lgbtq-content-with-minors|title=Hungary lawmakers ban sharing LGBTQ content with minors|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=15 June 2021}}{{indent}}{{cite web|url=https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20210614-thousands-in-hungary-protest-anti-lgbt-bills-in-front-of-parliament|title=Thousands in Hungary protest anti-LGBT bills in front of parliament|website=[[France 24]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=14 June 2021}}] [[All Out (organisation)|All Out]],[{{cite web|url=https://allout.org/en/highlights/hungary-anti-lgbt-law-investigated-by-european-court-of-justice/|title=Hungary: Anti-LGBT+ Law Investigated by European Court of Justice|website=[[All Out (organisation)|All Out]]}}] [[Amnesty International]],[{{cite web|url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/06/hungary-dark-day-for-lgbti-rights-as-homophobic-and-transphobic-law-adopted|title=Hungary: Dark day for LGBTI rights as homophobic and transphobic law adopted|website=[[Amnesty International]]|date=15 June 2021}}] [[Article 19]],[{{cite web|url=https://www.article19.org/resources/hungary-attacks-lgbtqi-community/|title=Hungary: End the attacks on the LGBTQI community and the rule of law in the EU|website=[[Article 19]]|date=22 June 2021}}] [[Civicus]],[{{cite web|url=https://monitor.civicus.org/explore/dark-day-lgbti-rights-hungary-leading-calls-urgent-eu-action/|title=A ‘DARK DAY’ FOR LGBTI RIGHTS IN HUNGARY, LEADING TO CALLS FOR URGENT EU ACTION|website=[[Civicus]]|date=6 July 2021}}] [[Háttér Society]],[{{cite web|url=https://en.hatter.hu/news/hungarian-parliament-passes-putin-like-propaganda-law-despite-huge-social-uproar|title=Hungarian Parliament passes Putin-like propaganda law despite huge social uproar|website=[[Háttér Society]]|date=15 June 2021}}] [[Human Rights Watch]],[{{cite web|url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/06/11/hungary-reject-bill-banning-discussion-lgbt-issues|title=Hungary: Reject Bill Banning Discussion of LGBT Issues|website=[[Human Rights Watch]]|date=11 June 2021}}] [[ILGA-Europe]],[{{cite web|url=https://www.ilga-europe.org/press-release/europes-leading-lgbti-rights-organisation-calls-on-eu-to-act-as-hungarian-parliament-adopts-legislation-censoring-communication-about-lgbti-people/|title=EUROPE’S LEADING LGBTI RIGHTS ORGANISATION CALLS ON EU TO ACT AS HUNGARIAN PARLIAMENT ADOPTS LEGISLATION CENSORING COMMUNICATION ABOUT LGBTI PEOPLE|website=[[ILGA-Europe]]|date=15 June 2021}}] and [[Transgender Europe]].[{{cite web|url=https://tgeu.org/hungary-to-eu-court-over-homo-and-transphobic-law/|title=EU Commission Takes Hungary to Court Over Homo- And Transphobic Law|website=[[Transgender Europe]]|date=24 August 2022}}] |
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The law was condemned as an attack on freedom, democracy, equality before the law, universal human rights, and the rule of law, as discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, and as a violation of international human rights law by a majority of liberal democracies; Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Montenegro, the Netherlands, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Uruguay.[{{cite web|url=https://www.international.gc.ca/country_news-pays_nouvelles/2021-07-19-hungary-hongrie.aspx?lang=eng|title=Joint Statement on the occasion of the 26th Budapest Pride Festival|website=[[Global Affairs Canada]] {{!]} [[Government of Canada]]|date=19 July 2021}}{{indent}}{{cite web|url=https://ungarn.um.dk/nyheder/pridestatement|title=Joint Statement on the Occasion of the 27th Budapest Pride Festival|website=Denmark in Hungary {{!}} [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Denmark)|Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark]]|date=18 July 2022}}{{indent}}{{cite web|url=https://hu.usembassy.gov/news-joint-statement-on-the-occasion-of-the-28th-budapest-pride-festival/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230715115219/https://hu.usembassy.gov/news-joint-statement-on-the-occasion-of-the-28th-budapest-pride-festival/|title=Joint Statement on the Occasion of the 28th Budapest Pride Festival|website=[[Embassy of the United States, Budapest]] {{!}} [[United States Department of State]] {{!}} [[Federal Government of the United States]]|date=14 July 2023|archive-date=15 July 2023}}{{indent}}{{cite web|url=https://budapest.diplo.de/hu-de/2115824-2115824|title=Joint Statement on the Occasion of the 29th Budapest Pride Festival|website=[[Embassy of Germany, Budapest|German Embassy Budapest]]|date=20 June 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.eda.admin.ch/countries/hungary/en/home/news/news.html/content/countries/hungary/en/meta/news/2025/june/joint-press-release-on-the-occasion-of-the-30th-budapest-pride-f|title=Joint Statement on the occasion of the 30th Budapest Pride Festival|website=Switzerland and Hungary {{!}} [[Federal Department of Foreign Affairs|Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland]] {{!}} [[Federal Council (Switzerland)|Federal Council of Switzerland]]|date=26 June 2025}}] The law was condemned as attack on [[freedom of assembly]], [[freedom of expression]], [[freedom of information]], [[freedom of speech]], and [[human dignity]] by [[human rights]] organisations;[{{cite web|url=https://www.thenational.scot/news/national/19371857.hungarys-anti-lgbt-bill-amendments-denounced-human-rights-officials/|title=Hungary's anti-LGBT bill amendments denounced by human rights officials|website=[[The National (Scotland)|The National]]|agency=[[PA Media|PA News Agency]]|date=14 June 2021}}{{indent}}{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-16/hungary-lgbtq-law-descrimination-homosexuality-sexuality/100218370|title=Hungary passes anti-LGBTQ law banning content in schools that promotes homosexuality|website=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=15 June 2021}}{{indent}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/hungary-law-lgbt-content-minors-1.6067031|title=Hungary lawmakers pass bill barring LGBT content for minors, move denounced by rights groups|website=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=15 June 2021}}{{indent}}{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-06-15/hungary-lawmakers-ban-sharing-lgbtq-content-with-minors|title=Hungary lawmakers ban sharing LGBTQ content with minors|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=15 June 2021}}{{indent}}{{cite web|url=https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20210614-thousands-in-hungary-protest-anti-lgbt-bills-in-front-of-parliament|title=Thousands in Hungary protest anti-LGBT bills in front of parliament|website=[[France 24]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=14 June 2021}}] [[All Out (organisation)|All Out]],[{{cite web|url=https://allout.org/en/highlights/hungary-anti-lgbt-law-investigated-by-european-court-of-justice/|title=Hungary: Anti-LGBT+ Law Investigated by European Court of Justice|website=[[All Out (organisation)|All Out]]}}] [[Amnesty International]],[{{cite web|url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/06/hungary-dark-day-for-lgbti-rights-as-homophobic-and-transphobic-law-adopted|title=Hungary: Dark day for LGBTI rights as homophobic and transphobic law adopted|website=[[Amnesty International]]|date=15 June 2021}}] [[Article 19]],[{{cite web|url=https://www.article19.org/resources/hungary-attacks-lgbtqi-community/|title=Hungary: End the attacks on the LGBTQI community and the rule of law in the EU|website=[[Article 19]]|date=22 June 2021}}] [[Civicus]],[{{cite web|url=https://monitor.civicus.org/explore/dark-day-lgbti-rights-hungary-leading-calls-urgent-eu-action/|title=A ‘DARK DAY’ FOR LGBTI RIGHTS IN HUNGARY, LEADING TO CALLS FOR URGENT EU ACTION|website=[[Civicus]]|date=6 July 2021}}] [[Háttér Society]],[{{cite web|url=https://en.hatter.hu/news/hungarian-parliament-passes-putin-like-propaganda-law-despite-huge-social-uproar|title=Hungarian Parliament passes Putin-like propaganda law despite huge social uproar|website=[[Háttér Society]]|date=15 June 2021}}] [[Human Rights Watch]],[{{cite web|url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/06/11/hungary-reject-bill-banning-discussion-lgbt-issues|title=Hungary: Reject Bill Banning Discussion of LGBT Issues|website=[[Human Rights Watch]]|date=11 June 2021}}] [[ILGA-Europe]],[{{cite web|url=https://www.ilga-europe.org/press-release/europes-leading-lgbti-rights-organisation-calls-on-eu-to-act-as-hungarian-parliament-adopts-legislation-censoring-communication-about-lgbti-people/|title=EUROPE’S LEADING LGBTI RIGHTS ORGANISATION CALLS ON EU TO ACT AS HUNGARIAN PARLIAMENT ADOPTS LEGISLATION CENSORING COMMUNICATION ABOUT LGBTI PEOPLE|website=[[ILGA-Europe]]|date=15 June 2021}}] and [[Transgender Europe]].[{{cite web|url=https://tgeu.org/hungary-to-eu-court-over-homo-and-transphobic-law/|title=EU Commission Takes Hungary to Court Over Homo- And Transphobic Law|website=[[Transgender Europe]]|date=24 August 2022}}] |
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