A member of the European Union (EU) has taken a significant step to protect children from LGBT ideology by banning Pride parades. Legislation introduced in Hungary’s parliament aims to ban public LGBTQ events. The statute, passed on Tuesday, renders it illegal to conduct or attend events deemed to contravene Hungary’s child protection laws.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s government garnered 136 votes in favor, with 27 opposing, reflecting overwhelming support in the legislative body. The bill authors propose using facial recognition technology to identify attendees at banned events. Offenders face fines amounting to 200,000 Hungarian forints, approximately $546, with money from fines earmarked for child welfare initiatives.
As a reaction to the bill’s introduction, activists displayed their dissatisfaction by unleashing rainbow-colored smoke bombs within the parliamentary chambers. The liberal Momentum party has organized additional demonstrations outside the parliament building.
This law echoes previous actions by Orbán’s government, which have included banning LGBT ideology in the country’s schools as well as banning various LGBT-themed media, such as books, aimed at children.
Hungary is not alone in the European Union when it comes to fighting back against LGBT ideology. Bulgaria also recently passed a law to ban LGBT ideology in public schools, prohibiting propaganda that promotes nontraditional gender identities and sexual orientations.
As in Hungary, the legislation passed with an overwhelming majority in the country’s parliament.
