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Thoands of Hungarians have braved srchg heat for the annual Pri march Budapt, prottg agast ernment ntrols over public displays by the LGBT pots:Hungary's ernment banned the "display and promotn of homosexualy" among those unr 18A spokperson for the pri march said the number of people attendg doubled sce the banThe US ambassador and many other diplomats participated the marchPrime Mister Viktor Orban's ernment promot a Christian-nservative agenda and 2021 banned the "display and promotn of homosexualy" among those unr 18 spe strong cricism om rights groups and the European Unn. "But unfortunately I have to say that beg proud of beg gay is not as accepted Hungary as the Wt. (Rters: Bernatt Szabo)Neher anisers nor the ernment gave a number for the marchers, though wns timated about 10, 000 people ads for the Pri para were only allowed to be aired late at night, wh most channels not takg the risk at all, Hungarian news se this week, Hungary's send-largt bookseller received a rerd fe for sellg a book that picts homosexualy whout closed wrappg.

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“First of all, I’m gay, ” he said, “and this movie is gog to be gay non.

"Alex AvilaAnd Gay Tim, a Brish LGBTQ news se, celebrated Friday, the day of the film’s official release, as “Barbie day“ and lled the world-renowned doll a “queer cultural phenomenon.

PicturIn an terview wh Fandango, actor Kate McKnon, who is openly gay and plays “Weird Barbie” the film, said Barbie is about “imagatn. Many also flagged the teased scene which Barbie, now the real world, exchang a longg look wh Ameri Ferrera’s Gloria character; though, the relatnship between the two turns out to be a tribute to motherhood and the tradnal, nuclear before the film’s release, Robbie all but squashed the mors that some or any of the Barbi and Kens would be gay, tellg the Brish LGBTQ magaze Attu: The dolls don’t “actually have sexual orientatns. There are brief appearanc by Earrg Magic Ken and Palm Beach Sugar Daddy Ken, both of which Mattel has always nied were tentnally gay-d.

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”As far as the queer-d trailers and promotnal clips for the new “Barbie” film, Rand poted to a phenomenon known as “gay wdow advertisg, ” or the practice of advertisers gturg to queer dienc a way that will go over the heads of those who would disapprove. Photograph: Attila Kisbenek/AFP Thoands of Hungarians braved srchg heat for the annual Pri march Budapt on Saturday, prottg agast ernment ntrols over public displays by the LGBT mister Viktor Orban’s ernment promot a Christian-nservative agenda and 2021 banned “display and promotn of homosexualy” books and films accsible by unr-18s spe strong cricism om rights groups and the European Unn. Neher anisers nor the ernment gave a number for the marchers, though wns timated about 10, ads for the Pri para were only allowed to be aired late at night, wh most channels not takg the risk at all, Hungarian news se this week, Hungary's send-largt bookseller received a rerd fe for sellg a book that picts homosexualy whout closed wrappg.

Supreme Court lg that favored of a signer who don’t want to make weddg webs for gay upl and a slew of anti-LGBTQ+ bills across the untry this year, such as legislatn targetg drag performanc and genr-nfirmg health para-goer said was nice to see a posive si to thgs bee Pri is sential to show people ’s worth to live as their tt self. The 28th annual event as the untry’s laws, which ban the pictn of homosexualy or genr transn, to mors unr 18 have begun to be applied wh creasg regulary, rultg f and other penalti for those who dissemate LGBTQ+ ntent. David Vig, director at Amnty Internatnal Hungary, said that ntrast to some untri Wtern Europe and North Ameri where Pri events are celebratns of LGBTQ+ history and culture, Budapt Pri is a way of prottg creasg crackdowns on the rights of lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr people.

But this year, Pri is also a prott, as LGBTQ people and their alli rally agast the untry’s creasgly hostile policy towards their muni – punctuated by a new, homophobic law recently passed by Hungary’s hardle ernment. The new law, supported by Prime Mister Viktor Orbán, bans all tnal materials and programs for children that are nsired to promote homosexualy and genr reassignment. A 2020 report om the Bratislava-based global thk-tank Globsec found that the majory of Hungarians disagree wh the monizatn of the LGBTQ muny, wh 55% disagreeg wh the statement that LGBTQ rights reprent a nt iology, spe the anti-gay rhetoric whipped up by the current ernment.

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Yet some believe that years of state-sponsored homophobia is fally takg s toll. In November, Hubert Hlatky-Schlichter and his father, who is gay, lnched a mpaign to raise awarens about rabow fai – fed as a fay wh one parent who intifi as lbian, gay, bisexual, trans, tersex or queer.

Saturday’s Pri march Budapt will be “a celebratn, but also a prott”, anisers have said, as Hungary’s LGBT muny prepar to rally fiance of an latg anti-gay mpaign by the untry’s ernment.

”Last tumn, when a far-right MP publicly shredd a book of morn fairytal that vered LGBT them, and Orbán’s bet chief lled the book “homosexual propaganda” that should be banned, Sipos brought the book to class for her pupils to the law was passed, however, a number of parents have retrospectively plaed about the “appropriate ntent” her lsons, puttg her at potential risk of losg her job even though, for now, she retas the support of the school’s headteacher. Then I started to read books wh gay characters and I felt like I uld see myself there fally, ” he me out to his fay and iends three years ago, after watchg imag of Budapt Pri on televisn and feelg empowered, but Saturday will be the first time he will attend the march said the current climate Hungary ma him want to leave as soon as possible to study abroad, however. However, she said the new legislatn, along wh a ban last year on legally changg genr and the feelg that homophob are now more empowered, were all bg to make LGBT people wonr if they have a future the untry.

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Thoands of Hungarians have joed the annual Budapt Pri march to support LGBTQ people and prott agast a law that lims teachg about homosexualy and transgenr issu schools.

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It says the law aims to protect children, not target homosexuals. In June, the Hungarian parliament approved measur banng the promotn and portrayal of homosexualy or sex change issu to mors. “The meang of Pri is that you n love whoever you want, ” add 16-year old Lia who was also attendg her first and said she me part bee she has gay iends.

In a vio msage, Orbán said the popular vote was need bee “Bssels has clearly attacked Hungary recent weeks” over the rtrictns on portrays of homosexualy. A 10-day gay Pri celebratn the stunng Hungarian pal.

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