Hungarian Lawmakers Pass Law Banning Showing LGBT Content to Children

Hungarian Lawmakers Pass Law Banning Showing LGBT Content to Children
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks during a joint press conference in Budapest, Hungary, on April 1, 2021. Laszlo Balogh/AP Photo
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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Lawmakers in Hungary approved a measure on June 15 that prohibits showing homosexual and transgender content to minors, as part of a move to target pedophilia.

Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s ruling Fidesz party introduced the measure before the central European nation’s National Assembly passed it on a 157–1 vote. The right-wing Jobbik party also endorsed the measure, and just one independent lawmaker voted against it, according to local Hungarian media.

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