Hungary vs. LGBTI - the struggle continues
Human Rights in Europe
Amnesty International EAAC
5.0 • 2 Ratings
🗓️ 28 September 2021
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
The LGBTI community in Hungary is going through a difficult time. A new law was introduced in June this year. The amendments within the law require that all media content that “propagates homosexuality or portrays it” shall not be shown to children under the age of 18, and commercials that show “diversion from one’s biological sex, change of gender, propagates or portrays homosexuality” shall not be made accessible to children.
We discuss the new developments with Amnesty International Hungary Director Dávid Vig and Programme Director Áron Demeter.
Editor´s note: The slogan of the campaign has been decided since recording: It is #LGBTIRightsAreHumanRights
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| 0:00.0 | Hi everyone and a huge backcountry podcast. Today we will talk about the situation of the |
| 0:13.7 | LGBTQIA plus community in Hungary regarding the newly introduced law and that's why I want to give you some background on it. |
| 0:21.6 | The LGBTQI plus community in Hungary is going through some dark days. |
| 0:26.6 | A new law was introduced in June this year. |
| 0:30.6 | The amendments within the law require that all media content that propagates homosexuality or portrays it cannot be shown to children |
| 0:41.0 | under 18. And commercials that show diversion from one's biological sex, change of gender, |
| 0:48.0 | propagates or portraits homosexuality aren't accessible for them. The amendments also require that TV and radio commercials that show |
| 0:57.0 | diversion from one's biological sex, change of gender, |
| 1:01.0 | propagates or forced homosexuality should not be shown between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. |
| 1:08.0 | Otherwise, they can get fined or have their broadcasting suspended. The proposal also requires |
| 1:14.3 | that human rights education courses in schools on sexual orientation can only be held if they respect |
| 1:20.9 | Hungary's constitutional identity and its Christian culture, and as long as they do not |
| 1:26.7 | propagate consensual same-sex conduct or the affirming of one's gender, |
| 1:32.3 | like the infamous Russian propaganda law. |
| 1:35.3 | This new legislation will further stigmatize the LGBTQIA people and their allies. |
| 1:41.3 | It will expose people already facing a hostile environment to even greater discrimination. |
| 1:48.0 | No one should feel like their own government is against them. |
| 1:52.0 | The role of a government is to protect their people not to cause even more fear and discrimination. |
| 1:58.0 | Love is a human right and no one has the right to take it away. Nobody deserves to be |
| 2:03.4 | distinguished by either sexual orientation or the identity. This is a wake-up call for everyone to express |
| 2:09.7 | their solidarity with the Hungarian sexual minorities. We need the power of all people to bring back some |
| 2:16.0 | light to the life of the LGBTIQIA plus people in Hungary. |
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