Thursday, June 17, 2021

Hungarian Parliament Passes Law Banning Schools From Teaching About LGBT Issues

 AP reports that on Tuesday, Hungary's National Assembly adopted legislation (full text of law in Hungarian) that bans school sex education programs, as well as films and ads aimed at minors, from presenting information about non-heterosexual sexual orientation. It also bans presenting information about gender reassignment. The legislation began as a bill to battle pedophilia, but amendments expanded it to include anti-LGBT provisions. Fidesz, the conservative ruling party of Prime Minister Viktor Orban, introduced the legislation which passed by a vote of 157-1.  Opposition parties boycotted the voting session of parliament.