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- GAY US AMBASSADOR TO HUNGARY MARCH BUDAPT PRI MARCH
- EASTERN EUROPE WAS ONCE A WORLD LEAR ON GAY RIGHTS. THEN RAN OUT OF SPEGOATS
GAY US AMBASSADOR TO HUNGARY MARCH BUDAPT PRI MARCH
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. 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.
EASTERN EUROPE WAS ONCE A WORLD LEAR ON GAY RIGHTS. THEN RAN OUT OF SPEGOATS
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. REUTERS/Marton Mon/File Photo Acquire Licensg RightsBUDAPEST, July 14 (Rters) - The embassi of the Uned Stat, Germany and 36 other untri urged Hungary's ernment to protect the rights of LGBT people and scrap laws that discrimate agast them a statement ahead of Budapt's Pri march on Mister Viktor Orban's ernment promot a strongly Christian-nservative agenda and passed a law 2021 banng the "display and promotn of homosexualy" among unr-18s, spe cricism om rights groups and the European a jot statement, the embassi and about 10 cultural stutns cludg the Brish Council, the Estonian Instute and Instut Français said they supported Saturday's event which is expected to draw thoands to downtown Budapt. The openly gay lear has bee a well-known figure the LGBTQ movement Poland, even as the lg party has gaed ternatnal headl for s anti-LGBTQ stanc.