Hungary’s anti-LGBT law: straight from the populist playbook?
- Richard Mole

- Aug 17, 2023
- 1 min read
Updated: Dec 15, 2025
On 15 June 2021 the Hungarian parliament passed a law banning the promotion of positive representations of homosexuality and gender reassignment to children – akin to Russia’s so-called ‘gay propaganda’ law of 2013. Despite Viktor Orbán’s claim that the law did not seek to discriminate against homosexuals but rather sought to protect children, the law prompted a swift reaction from the Hungarian opposition, human rights groups and members of the international community.

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