Thousands of Hungarians join first Budapest Pride march since Orban's defeat
Organizers said the march drew tens of thousands and went ahead despite a ban that Hungary’s new police force did not enforce.
- On Saturday, tens of thousands gathered in Budapest for the 31st annual Pride march, the first such LGBTQ+ event since the April election ousting of former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who previously sought to ban the festivities.
- Defeated after 16 years in power, Orbán's nationalist-populist government had implemented numerous anti-LGBTQ+ policies, including legislation and a constitutional amendment attempting to outlaw the march itself.
- Temperatures reached at least 38 C as marchers began at the Opera house and crossed the Danube River; last year's defiance drew over 350,000 despite the official ban.
- Prime Minister Péter Magyar's administration has not repealed the previous anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, yet police authorized this year's march and provided security along the route, signaling a shift in state policy.
- Parliament is currently debating same-sex adoption as the European Union's highest court ruled that 2021 legislation banning LGBTQ+ content for minors violates European law, giving participants like Kristóf Györgyi hope for expanded rights.
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This weekend the LGTBI Pride is celebrated internationally, although not all countries allow their citizens to publicly express their rights and freedoms. It was the case of Hungary, whose former prime minister, the conservative Viktor Orbán, vetoed this event for the purpose of "protecting minors and combating paedophilia."The Pride march in Budapest was officially banned in March 2025, when the Hungarian Parliament approved the controversial l…
Budapest enjoys first Pride march since Orbán voted out
Despite temperatures over 100 degrees, tens of thousands of people attended Budapest's first post-Orbán Pride march. Orbán's far-right government had prohibited such events, but LBGTQ Hungarians and their friends defied those bans and the new management is more encouraging. Participants set off from Budapest's iconic Opera house and wound through the city center before crossing the Erzsébet Bridge over the Danube River. — Read the rest The post…
In Budapest, tens of thousands of people participated in the Pride Parade - the first since the right-wing nationalist government of Orban is no longer in office.
Colorful, cheerful and proud: in Budapest tens of thousands of people have defied the heat and participated in this year's Pride Parade - the first since the election of the right-wing nationalist leader Viktor Orban. Many of the participants, especially young people, waved small flags or big rainbow banners on Saturday. Many expressed hope that the LGBTQ rights could be strengthened under the new government of Peter Magyar. According to a photo…
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