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[[Lesbian]], [[gay]], [[Bisexuality|bisexual]], [[transgender]], and [[queer]] ([[LGBTQ people|LGBTQ]]) people in [[Hungary]] face significant challenges not experienced by non-LGBTQ residents. [[Homosexuality]] is legal in Hungary for both men and women. Discrimination on the basis of [[sexual orientation]] and sex is banned in the country. Households headed by [[same-sex couples]] are not eligible for all of the same legal rights available to heterosexual married couples. [[Recognition of same-sex unions in Hungary|Registered partnership]] for same-sex couples was legalised in 2009, but [[same-sex marriage]] remains banned. |
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[[Lesbian]], [[gay]], [[Bisexuality|bisexual]], [[transgender]], and [[queer]] ([[LGBTQ people|LGBTQ]]) people in [[Hungary]] face significant challenges not experienced by non-LGBTQ residents. [[Homosexuality]] is legal in Hungary for both men and women. Discrimination on the basis of [[sexual orientation]] and sex is banned in the country. Households headed by [[same-sex couples]] are not eligible for all of the same legal rights available to heterosexual married couples. [[Recognition of same-sex unions in Hungary|Registered partnership]] for same-sex couples was legalised in 2009, but [[same-sex marriage]] remains banned. |
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Under the far-right [[Fidesz]] government of [[Viktor Orbán]],, the Hungarian government began to enact a number of anti-LGBTQ policies in the 2020s, including a 2020 bill which ended recognition of [[gender self-identification]] in federal law, a resolution disavowing the [[Istanbul Convention]], a 2021 censorship law prohibiting the distribution of content "promoting" homosexuality or [[Gender transition|gender transitions]] to minors, and a 2025 law prohibiting [[Pride parade|public assemblies in support of LGBTQ pride]]. In protest, [[Budapest Pride]] defied the law and went on as scheduled on 28 June 2025, with the parade becoming a demonstration in opposition to the Orbán government. |
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Under the [[Hungary under Viktor Orbán|far-right government]] of [[Viktor Orbán]], the Hungarian government began to enact a number of anti-LGBTQ policies in the 2020s, including a 2020 bill which ended recognition of [[gender self-identification]] in federal law, a resolution disavowing the [[Istanbul Convention]], a 2021 censorship law prohibiting the distribution of content "promoting" homosexuality or [[Gender transition|gender transitions]] to minors, and a 2025 law prohibiting [[Pride parade|public assemblies]] considered to be in violation of that law. In protest, [[Budapest Pride]] defied the law and went on as scheduled on 28 June 2025, with the parade becoming a demonstration in opposition to the Orbán government. |
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The [[European Commission]] filed a lawsuit against challenging the 2021 anti-LGBTQ law, arguing that the bill infringed upon [[Freedom of speech|freedom of expression]] and [[fundamental rights]] in violation of multiple [[European Union]] laws. In April 2026, the [[European Court of Justice]] ruled that the law violated the [[Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union|Charter of Fundamental Rights]] and the [[Treaty of the European Union]]. |
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The [[European Commission]] filed a lawsuit against challenging the 2021 anti-LGBTQ law, arguing that the bill infringed upon [[Freedom of speech|freedom of expression]] and [[fundamental rights]] in violation of multiple [[European Union]] laws. In April 2026, the [[European Court of Justice]] ruled that the law violated the [[Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union|Charter of Fundamental Rights]] and the [[Treaty of the European Union]]. |
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In March 2025, the Hungarian government passed legislation amending the country's laws on assembly, making it illegal to organize or attend a public assembly that promotes homosexuality or sex changes to persons under the age of 18. The law is intended primarily to target [[Pride parade|pride parades]] and similar events, and permits authorities to use facial recognition software to identify those attending such events.[{{Cite news |last=Cseke|first=Balázs|date=2025-03-17|title=Benyújtotta a Fidesz a Pride-ot betiltó törvénymódosítást, a résztvevőket is megbüntetnék|url=https://telex.hu/belfold/2025/03/17/gyulekezesi-torveny-modositasa-fidesz-pride|access-date=2025-03-22|work=[[Telex.hu]]|language=hu|archive-date=March 20, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250320123027/https://telex.hu/belfold/2025/03/17/gyulekezesi-torveny-modositasa-fidesz-pride|url-status=live}}][{{Cite news |last=Cseke|first=Balázs|date=2025-03-17|title=A Fidesz javaslata alapján akár 200 ezer forintos bírságot is kaphat, aki kimegy a Pride-ra|url=https://telex.hu/belfold/2025/03/17/szabalysertes-650-forint-200-ezer-forint-pride-betiltas|access-date=2025-03-22|work=[[Telex.hu]]|language=hu}}][{{Cite news |url=https://telex.hu/english/2025/03/19/hungarian-parliament-adopts-law-banning-pride|title=Hungarian parliament adopts law banning Budapest Pride|work=[[Telex.hu]]|date=2025-03-19|access-date=2025-03-22|archive-date=March 19, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250319110240/https://telex.hu/english/2025/03/19/hungarian-parliament-adopts-law-banning-pride|url-status=live|last1=Cseke|first1=Balázs|last2=Horváth Kávai|first2=Andrea}}] The law sparked a protest outside Parliament which was attended by several thousand. The protesters chanted anti-government slogans and staged a blockade of the Margaret Bridge over the Danube, blocking traffic and disregarding police instructions to leave the area.[{{cite web |url=https://apnews.com/article/hungary-pride-ban-orban-lgbtq-rights-e7a0318b09b902abfc306e3e975b52df |title=Hungary's new anti-LGBTQ+ law bans Pride events and sparks protests |work=AP News |first=Justin |last=Spike |date= 19 March 2025|access-date=2025-05-02 }}] |
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In March 2025, the Hungarian government passed legislation amending the country's laws on assembly, making it illegal to organize or participate in a public assembly that promotes homosexuality or gender changes to minors in violation of the. The law is intended primarily to target [[Pride parade|pride parades]] and similar events, and permits authorities to use facial recognition software to identify those attending such events.[{{Cite news |last=Cseke|first=Balázs|date=2025-03-17|title=Benyújtotta a Fidesz a Pride-ot betiltó törvénymódosítást, a résztvevőket is megbüntetnék|url=https://telex.hu/belfold/2025/03/17/gyulekezesi-torveny-modositasa-fidesz-pride|access-date=2025-03-22|work=[[Telex.hu]]|language=hu|archive-date=March 20, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250320123027/https://telex.hu/belfold/2025/03/17/gyulekezesi-torveny-modositasa-fidesz-pride|url-status=live}}][{{Cite news |last=Cseke|first=Balázs|date=2025-03-17|title=A Fidesz javaslata alapján akár 200 ezer forintos bírságot is kaphat, aki kimegy a Pride-ra|url=https://telex.hu/belfold/2025/03/17/szabalysertes-650-forint-200-ezer-forint-pride-betiltas|access-date=2025-03-22|work=[[Telex.hu]]|language=hu}}][{{Cite news |url=https://telex.hu/english/2025/03/19/hungarian-parliament-adopts-law-banning-pride|title=Hungarian parliament adopts law banning Budapest Pride|work=[[Telex.hu]]|date=2025-03-19|access-date=2025-03-22|archive-date=March 19, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250319110240/https://telex.hu/english/2025/03/19/hungarian-parliament-adopts-law-banning-pride|url-status=live|last1=Cseke|first1=Balázs|last2=Horváth Kávai|first2=Andrea}}] The law sparked a protest outside Parliament which was attended by several thousand. The protesters chanted anti-government slogans and staged a blockade of the Margaret Bridge over the Danube, blocking traffic and disregarding police instructions to leave the area.[{{cite web |url=https://apnews.com/article/hungary-pride-ban-orban-lgbtq-rights-e7a0318b09b902abfc306e3e975b52df |title=Hungary's new anti-LGBTQ+ law bans Pride events and sparks protests |work=AP News |first=Justin |last=Spike |date= 19 March 2025|access-date=2025-05-02 }}] |
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On 3 June 2025, the [[Rendőrség|police of Hungary]] issued an order denying a request to hold the 30th edition of [[Budapest Pride]] on 28 June 2025. The police argued that "it cannot be ruled out, or is even inevitable, that a person under the age of 18 will be able to engage in legally prohibited conduct" should they attend the march. Organizers responded by calling the decision "textbook example of tyranny" and vowed that the event would go on as planned. The mayor of Budapest [[Gergely Karácsony]] attempted to reclassify the parade as a "municipal celebration" of the [[Hungary–Soviet Union relations#End of Soviet military presence|1991 withdrawl of the Soviet Union from Hungary]] which, therefore, did not require a permit, but this was blocked by Budapest police .[{{Cite news |date=2025-06-19 |title=Hungarian police ban Budapest Pride march, citing protection of children |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/hungarian-police-ban-budapest-pride-march-2025-06-19/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250619113903/https://www.reuters.com/world/hungarian-police-ban-budapest-pride-march-2025-06-19/ |archive-date=2025-06-19 |access-date=2025-06-19 |work=[[Reuters]] |language=en}}][{{Cite news |last=Iván-Nagy |first=Szilvia |date=2025-06-18 |title=A BRFK közölte, hogy a gyülekezési törvény alapján fogják elbírálni a főváros Pride-bejelentését |url=https://telex.hu/belfold/2025/06/18/budapest-buszkeseg-pride-brfk-gyulekezesi-torveny |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250618151840/https://telex.hu/belfold/2025/06/18/budapest-buszkeseg-pride-brfk-gyulekezesi-torveny |archive-date=2025-06-18 |access-date=2025-06-19 |work=[[Telex.hu]] |language=hu}}][{{Cite web |date=2025-06-03 |title=Budapest police deny LGBTQ+ march request, citing Hungary's legislative Pride ban |url=https://apnews.com/article/hungary-budapest-police-reject-pride-march-2e8db9aedd57c9cf36f18f5a78708c62 |access-date=2025-06-03 |website=AP News |language=en}}][{{cite web |last=Harris |first=Rob |date=June 28, 2025 |title=LGBTQ: Hungary tried to ban Budapest Pride. It got the country's biggest anti-government protest in years |url=https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/they-tried-to-ban-pride-they-got-hungary-s-biggest-anti-government-protest-in-years-20250629-p5mb1n.html |access-date=June 29, 2025 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald}}] The parade saw between 100,000 and 200,000 participants and no arrests, in comparison to 35,000 in 2024, placing it among the country's largest anti-governmental protests; attendees protested both in support of LGBT rights, and in opposition towards the [[Hungary under Viktor Orbán|Orbán government]].[{{Cite news |last1=Hendrix |first1=Steve |last2=Szilagyi |first2=Karoly |date=2025-06-28 |title=Giant crowd at Pride in Budapest defies repressive new Hungarian law |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/06/28/budapest-pride-hungary-ban-lgbtq/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250629050841/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/06/28/budapest-pride-hungary-ban-lgbtq/ |archive-date=2025-06-29 |access-date=2025-06-29 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}][{{Cite news |last=Spike |first=Justin |date=2025-06-28 |title=Around 100,000 march in Budapest Pride in open defiance of Hungary's ban |url=https://apnews.com/article/budapest-pride-march-defies-ban-orban-hungary-6919758b70c812bfe95dddb589e44132 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250628220621/https://apnews.com/article/budapest-pride-march-defies-ban-orban-hungary-6919758b70c812bfe95dddb589e44132 |archive-date=2025-06-28 |access-date=2025-06-29 |work=[[AP News]] |language=en}}][{{Cite news |date=2025-06-28 |title=Biggest-ever Budapest Pride defies Orban ban in Hungary |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250628-budapest-pride-to-challenge-orban-s-ban-in-hungary |access-date=2025-07-04 |work=[[France 24]] |language=en}}] |
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On 3 June 2025, the [[Rendőrség|police of Hungary]] issued an order denying a request to hold the 30th edition of [[Budapest Pride]] on 28 June 2025. The police argued that "it cannot be ruled out, or is even inevitable, that a person under the age of 18 will be able to engage in legally prohibited conduct" should they attend the march. Organizers responded by calling the decision "textbook example of tyranny" and vowed that the event would go on as planned. The mayor of Budapest [[Gergely Karácsony]] attempted to reclassify the parade as a "municipal celebration" of the [[Hungary–Soviet Union relations#End of Soviet military presence|1991 withdrawl of the Soviet Union from Hungary]] which, therefore, did not require a permit, but this was blocked by Budapest police .[{{Cite news |date=2025-06-19 |title=Hungarian police ban Budapest Pride march, citing protection of children |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/hungarian-police-ban-budapest-pride-march-2025-06-19/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250619113903/https://www.reuters.com/world/hungarian-police-ban-budapest-pride-march-2025-06-19/ |archive-date=2025-06-19 |access-date=2025-06-19 |work=[[Reuters]] |language=en}}][{{Cite news |last=Iván-Nagy |first=Szilvia |date=2025-06-18 |title=A BRFK közölte, hogy a gyülekezési törvény alapján fogják elbírálni a főváros Pride-bejelentését |url=https://telex.hu/belfold/2025/06/18/budapest-buszkeseg-pride-brfk-gyulekezesi-torveny |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250618151840/https://telex.hu/belfold/2025/06/18/budapest-buszkeseg-pride-brfk-gyulekezesi-torveny |archive-date=2025-06-18 |access-date=2025-06-19 |work=[[Telex.hu]] |language=hu}}][{{Cite web |date=2025-06-03 |title=Budapest police deny LGBTQ+ march request, citing Hungary's legislative Pride ban |url=https://apnews.com/article/hungary-budapest-police-reject-pride-march-2e8db9aedd57c9cf36f18f5a78708c62 |access-date=2025-06-03 |website=AP News |language=en}}][{{cite web |last=Harris |first=Rob |date=June 28, 2025 |title=LGBTQ: Hungary tried to ban Budapest Pride. It got the country's biggest anti-government protest in years |url=https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/they-tried-to-ban-pride-they-got-hungary-s-biggest-anti-government-protest-in-years-20250629-p5mb1n.html |access-date=June 29, 2025 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald}}] The parade saw between 100,000 and 200,000 participants and no arrests, in comparison to 35,000 in 2024, placing it among the country's largest anti-governmental protests; attendees protested both in support of LGBT rights, and in opposition towards the [[Hungary under Viktor Orbán|Orbán government]].[{{Cite news |last1=Hendrix |first1=Steve |last2=Szilagyi |first2=Karoly |date=2025-06-28 |title=Giant crowd at Pride in Budapest defies repressive new Hungarian law |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/06/28/budapest-pride-hungary-ban-lgbtq/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250629050841/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/06/28/budapest-pride-hungary-ban-lgbtq/ |archive-date=2025-06-29 |access-date=2025-06-29 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}][{{Cite news |last=Spike |first=Justin |date=2025-06-28 |title=Around 100,000 march in Budapest Pride in open defiance of Hungary's ban |url=https://apnews.com/article/budapest-pride-march-defies-ban-orban-hungary-6919758b70c812bfe95dddb589e44132 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250628220621/https://apnews.com/article/budapest-pride-march-defies-ban-orban-hungary-6919758b70c812bfe95dddb589e44132 |archive-date=2025-06-28 |access-date=2025-06-29 |work=[[AP News]] |language=en}}][{{Cite news |date=2025-06-28 |title=Biggest-ever Budapest Pride defies Orban ban in Hungary |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250628-budapest-pride-to-challenge-orban-s-ban-in-hungary |access-date=2025-07-04 |work=[[France 24]] |language=en}}] |
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In January 2018, the [[European Court of Justice]] ruled that asylum seekers may not be subjected by authorities to [[Fruit machine (homosexuality test)|psychological tests in order to determine their sexual orientation]].[{{Cite news|url=https://www.euractiv.com/section/justice-home-affairs/news/in-blow-to-hungary-eu-court-rejects-refugee-gay-tests/|title=In blow to Hungary, EU court rejects refugee 'gay tests'|date=26 January 2018|website=euractiv.com|language=en-GB|access-date=5 July 2019|archive-date=5 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705204131/https://www.euractiv.com/section/justice-home-affairs/news/in-blow-to-hungary-eu-court-rejects-refugee-gay-tests/|url-status=live}}] |
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In January 2018, the [[European Court of Justice]] ruled that asylum seekers may not be subjected by authorities to [[Fruit machine (homosexuality test)|psychological tests in order to determine their sexual orientation]].[{{Cite news|url=https://www.euractiv.com/section/justice-home-affairs/news/in-blow-to-hungary-eu-court-rejects-refugee-gay-tests/|title=In blow to Hungary, EU court rejects refugee 'gay tests'|date=26 January 2018|website=euractiv.com|language=en-GB|access-date=5 July 2019|archive-date=5 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705204131/https://www.euractiv.com/section/justice-home-affairs/news/in-blow-to-hungary-eu-court-rejects-refugee-gay-tests/|url-status=live}}] |
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In April 2026, the [[Tisza Party]] defeated Fidesz in the [[2026 Hungarian parliamentary election|parliamentary election]], ending Viktor Orbán's 16-year regime as prime minister of Hungary.[{{cite web |date=13 April 2026 |title=Orbán loses, Magyar wins, Europe reacts — live updates |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/hungary-election-2026-live-blog-orban-loses-magyar-wins-europe-reacts/ |access-date=16 April 2026 |website=Politico}}][{{cite web |last=Verseck |first=Keno |date=13 April 2026 |title=End of the Orban era: Hungary and Europe breathe again |url=https://www.dw.com/en/end-of-the-orban-era-hungary-and-europe-breathe-again/a-76766410 |access-date=13 April 2026 |website=DW.com}}] The party restrained from explicitly campaigning on LGBTQ rights, but party leader [[Péter Magyar]] did express support for [[freedom of assembly]], and stated during a victory speech that Hungary should be a country "where no one is stigmatised for loving someone differently than the majority"—a statement indicating the possibility that Magyar's government may take a more moderate or supportive stance on LGBTQ rights relative to Orbán.[{{Cite web |last=Kottász |first=Zoltán |date=2026-04-13 |title=Incoming Hungarian PM Vows Pro-Brussels, Pro-LGBT Policies |url=https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news/incoming-hungarian-pm-vows-pro-brussels-pro-lgbt-policies/ |access-date=2026-04-13 |website=[[The European Conservative]] |language=en-US}}][{{Cite web |date=2026-03-25 |title=Hungary's hard-pressed LGBTQ people say Orban exit is only half battle |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260325-hungary-s-hard-pressed-lgbtq-people-say-orban-exit-is-only-half-battle |access-date=2026-04-13 |website=France 24 |language=en}}][{{Cite web |title=Mit ígérnek a választáson induló pártok az LMBT+ embereknek? |url=https://lmbtszovetseg.hu/hirek/mit-igernek-a-valasztason-indulo-partok-az-lmbt-embereknek |access-date=2026-04-13 |website=lmbtszovetseg.hu |language=hu}}] |
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In April 2026, the [[Tisza Party]] defeated Fidesz in the [[2026 Hungarian parliamentary election|parliamentary election]], ending Viktor Orbán's 16-year regime as prime minister of Hungary.[{{cite web |date=13 April 2026 |title=Orbán loses, Magyar wins, Europe reacts — live updates |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/hungary-election-2026-live-blog-orban-loses-magyar-wins-europe-reacts/ |access-date=16 April 2026 |website=Politico}}][{{cite web |last=Verseck |first=Keno |date=13 April 2026 |title=End of the Orban era: Hungary and Europe breathe again |url=https://www.dw.com/en/end-of-the-orban-era-hungary-and-europe-breathe-again/a-76766410 |access-date=13 April 2026 |website=DW.com}}] The party restrained from explicitly campaigning on LGBTQ rights, but party leader [[Péter Magyar]] did express support for [[freedom of assembly]], and stated during a victory speech that Hungary should be a country "where no one is stigmatised for loving someone differently than the majority"—a statement indicating the possibility that Magyar's government may take a more moderate or supportive stance on LGBTQ rights in comparison to Orbán.[{{Cite web |last=Kottász |first=Zoltán |date=2026-04-13 |title=Incoming Hungarian PM Vows Pro-Brussels, Pro-LGBT Policies |url=https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news/incoming-hungarian-pm-vows-pro-brussels-pro-lgbt-policies/ |access-date=2026-04-13 |website=[[The European Conservative]] |language=en-US}}][{{Cite web |date=2026-03-25 |title=Hungary's hard-pressed LGBTQ people say Orban exit is only half battle |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260325-hungary-s-hard-pressed-lgbtq-people-say-orban-exit-is-only-half-battle |access-date=2026-04-13 |website=France 24 |language=en}}][{{Cite web |title=Mit ígérnek a választáson induló pártok az LMBT+ embereknek? |url=https://lmbtszovetseg.hu/hirek/mit-igernek-a-valasztason-indulo-partok-az-lmbt-embereknek |access-date=2026-04-13 |website=lmbtszovetseg.hu |language=hu}}] |
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