Hungarian Law Prohibiting Children From Accessing LGBT Content Violates EU Law, Court Says

Outgoing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban criticized the ruling, saying his government ‘protected Hungarian children from aggressive LGBTQ propaganda.’

Participants in a Pride March cross the Elisabeth Bridge in Budapest, Hungary, on June 28, 2025. Rudolf Karancsi/AP Photo

A Hungarian law prohibiting the access by minors to LGBT content violates European Union law, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled on April 21.

The court said in a statement that the 2021 law, aimed at protecting children and prohibiting or restricting childrens’ access to content on transgenderism and homosexuality, “stigmatises and marginalises LGBTI+ persons.”