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• GAY US AMBASSADOR TO HUNGARY MARCH BUDAPT PRI MARCH
• BUDAPT PRI MARCH IS A PROTT AGAST ANTI-GAY LAWS, SAY ANISERS
• BUDAPT GAY CISE CLUBS
• BUDAPT GAY PRI 2016 – HUNGARY GAY PRI 2016

GAY US AMBASSADOR TO HUNGARY MARCH BUDAPT PRI MARCH

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.

BUDAPT PRI MARCH IS A PROTT AGAST ANTI-GAY LAWS, SAY ANISERS

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. 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.

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.

BUDAPT GAY CISE CLUBS

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. On the ocsn of the 28th Budapt Pri Ftival, we the unrsigned embassi and cultural stut exprs our full support for members of the lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer and tersex (LGBTQI+) muny Hungary and their rights to equaly and non-discrimatn, eedom of exprsn and peaceful assembly, and eedom om vlence. She said that as the day of the march was gettg closer, homophobic statements beme ever more equent, and she lled the environment created by the Fisz ernment "outrageo and disgtg.

Wh the precents, 's no wonr that this year's Budapt Pri was more polil than ually is - the march began wh the tongue--cheek chant of "Thank you, Laci" as anisers unfold the giant rabow flag that they uld afford after receivg many donatns followg the Speaker's blatantly homophobic remarks. In the end, the 24th Budapt Pri went down whout any atroci, and spe the shadow of creasg homophobia the public disurse, the 7000 participants have sent a clear msage:.

Budapt Mayor Gergely Karácsony and openly gay U.

BUDAPT GAY PRI 2016 – HUNGARY GAY PRI 2016

“On the ocsn of the 28th Budapt Pri Ftival, we the unrsigned embassi and cultural stut exprs our full support for members of the lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer and tersex (LGBTQI+) muny Hungary and their rights to equaly and non-discrimatn, eedom of exprsn and peaceful assembly and eedom om vlence, ” reads the statement. On Friday, the US was among 38 embassi to issue a jot statement urgg EU-member Hungary to do more to rpect and protect the lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer and tersex (LGBTQI+) muny.

As the Hungarian ernment revok civil rights for the gay muny, however, there is still a profound and lively unterculture wh the untry that reflects the growg appreciatn and acceptance of the LGBTQIA+ muny. 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.