Our Homeland Movement Calls for Ban on Rainbow Flags The nationalist Our Homeland Movement (Mi Hazánk Mozgalom) party is threatening to use "social pressure" to ban the display of... 2022.11.11.
Budapest Pride Announces New Route after Far-Right Mi Hazánk Books Regular Location Organizers announced the route of the 27th Budapest Pride March, to be held on July 23. The rally will go... 2022.05.02.
Referendum on Child Protection: NGOs Call for Invalid Votes Ten non-governmental organizations, including Amnesty International and Budapest Pride, are calling for invalid votes in the upcoming April 3 referendum... 2022.01.12.
City of Brussels Supports Budapest Pride with 30,000 Euros The government of the Brussels-Capital Region will support the organization of Budapest Pride with 30,000 euros because the new Hungarian... 2021.12.16.
Press Roundup: Weeklies on the Government’s ‘Child Protection’ Referendum Left-wing weeklies sharply dismiss the government initiative to hold a referendum on the sexual education of children as a pointless... 2021.08.02.
Press Roundup: Budapest Pride as an Opposition March As for the first time in its history, the LGBTQ march through Budapest was also an anti-government demonstration, opinions sharply... 2021.07.27.
Budapest Pride: Pride March Draws Record Number of Participants The 26th Budapest Pride Festival wound up on Saturday with a march organised with the slogan "Claim back your future!".... 2021.07.25.
42 Embassies and Cultural Institutes in Hungary Express Support of LGBT+ Community as Pride Parade Nears As the 26th Budapest Pride parade nears, 30 embassies and 12 cultural institutes have expressed their support of the LGBTQI+... 2021.07.20.
Budapest City Hall Flies Rainbow Flag for Pride Month The City Hall of Budapest has flown the rainbow flag, joining several cities in Europe and around the world in... 2021.06.26.
Fidesz to Prohibit ‘Promotion of Homosexuality to Those Under 18’ Following a virtual consensus on the need to tighten the anti-pedophile act, the ruling party's new amendment proposal, somewhat resembling... 2021.06.11.
Hungarian Press Roundup: Pride Week, Flags, and Discrimination An increasing number of pro-government journalists are taking a radical stance against Pride Week, LGBTI, and what they call "gender... 2020.08.19.
39 Embassies and Cultural Institutes Welcome Pride Week and Condemn Discrimination Amid Incidents in Budapest In total, 30 embassies and 9 cultural institutes welcomed the Budapest Pride Festival and condemned the discrimination and violence faced... 2020.08.18.
Rainbow Flags Hung on Budapest City Halls Removed and Vandalised by Far-right Individuals The Budapest City Hall along with two districts displayed the rainbow flag on the front of their buildings as Pride... 2020.08.17.
Budapest Pride Parade Canceled Due to Coronavirus Due to the coronavirus epidemic, only the smaller events of the Budapest Pride Festival will be held this year, while... 2020.07.22.
Budapest Pride to Be Held in August Amid Disputes Around Its Logo Featuring the Holy Crown The 2020 Budapest Pride can be held in August, instead of the original July date which was postponed due to... 2020.06.26.
Coca-Cola Ad Promoting Acceptance of Same-Sex Couples Fuels Public Debate A new Coca-Cola ad campaign promoting the acceptance of love between same-sex couples provoked an outcry over the internet calling... 2019.08.05.
Mi Hazánk Accuses Interior Ministry of Covering up Pride March ‘Legal Violations’ Far-right Mi Hazánk has accused the interior ministry of covering up "legal violations" concerning the police protection of this year's... 2019.08.05.
Budapest Pride 2019: A Peaceful March The 24th Budapest Pride Festival wound up with a march that started from Kossuth Square, in front of the parliament... 2019.07.08.
Minor Incidents and Controversial Statements Preceed 24th Budapest Pride After a number of scandals towards the end of the 2000s, Budapest Pride was held in relative peace over the past... 2019.07.05.
Mi Hazánk Demands Ban on Pride March The far-right Mi Hazánk party has called on the interior minister and the police to ban this year's Budapest Pride... 2019.06.26.
Budapest Pride 2018: Thousands March Across Hungarian Capital To Promote LGBTQ Rights The 23rd Budapest Pride march, which marked the end of Hungary's month-long festival celebrating the LGBTQ community, was held on... 2018.07.09.
