June 23, 2024 12:42 PM

Thousands join Budapest Pride to protest anti-LGBTQ+ policies

Carrying rainbow flags and dancing through the streets, thousands of Hungarians celebrated the annual Budapest Pride parade on Saturday (June 22) and vowed to keep protesting against the government's anti-LGBTQ+ policies. Prime Minister Viktor Orban, in power since 2010, promotes a Christian-conservative agenda and in 2021 banned the "promotion of homosexuality" among people under 18 years old despite strong criticism from civil rights groups and the European Union. "It's very important to be ...