VIDEO: Hungarian Parliament bans Budapest Pride LGBTQ march as opposition protests with smoke bombs 🔄
A massive scandal broke in the Hungarian Parliament as opposition MPs lit smoke bombs in the chamber after voting for a law to ban Budapest Pride.
Hungarian Parliament bans Budapest Pride LGBTQ march
As previously reported, the ruling Fidesz and KDNP parties tabled a bill that could prevent the Budapest Pride LGBTQ march. On Tuesday afternoon, in an extraordinary procedure, Parliament passed the legislation to ban Pride by 136 votes to 27. The proposal was supported by the ruling Fidesz and KDNP parties, as well as by Mi Hazánk and Jobbik, which entered Parliament on the joint opposition list.
Opposition MPs Dávid Bedő and Lajos Lőcsei of Momentum, along with independent MP Ákos Hadházy, lit smoke bombs in the chamber in protest against the curtailment of the right of assembly, chanting, “We will not let it happen!” They also played the Soviet anthem and scattered photographs of Orbán and Putin kissing among the benches.
As the liberal Momentum party stated, the amendment “is another step by the state party towards Putin’s dictatorship, deploying facial recognition software against those who dare to speak out against the regime and oppression. Because that is what restricting the right of assembly means, pushed through the National Assembly in a single day.”
Details of the ban on Budapest Pride and similar events
According to the law, it will be prohibited in future to hold any assembly in Hungary that allegedly violates a child’s right to physical, mental, emotional, and moral development or displays content prohibited by the so-called child protection law. As any depiction of homosexuality is considered a child protection concern, the government claims the legislation could provide a basis for banning Pride parades.
The newly adopted proposal, which adds to the law on assembly, prohibits assemblies that violate the provisions of the Child Protection Act. It also allows for the punishment not only of those who organise a prohibited assembly but also of those who participate in it. Authorities may use facial recognition technology to identify offenders. If an offender fails to pay the fine within 30 days, it will be collected as a tax, with the proceeds allocated to child protection.
Illegal, but the constitution is also being overhauled
The constitutionality of the newly adopted legislation is highly questionable, as the right of assembly, a fundamental right, cannot, in principle, be restricted by an amendment to the law. However, Fidesz has found a way around this, as an amendment to the 15th Fundamental Law would remove this obstacle by prioritising the protection of children above all other fundamental rights, except the right to life.
Demonstration at the Parliament today
Momentum is organising a protest rally at 5 p.m. at Kossuth Square in Budapest against the amendment to the law on assembly, which effectively bans Pride and stipulates that participants will be punished.
“Make no mistake: as we have learned from the last 15 years of Orbanism, this is only the beginning. Today it is the Pride participants who will be punished; tomorrow, it will be the Tisza protesters, the dog activists, and the activists of Spark and 2RK,” the statement says.
Protesters are expected to attend regardless of party political affiliations.
UPDATE 1: Parliament passes, President signs bill, protests broke out
- HERE is our update about the latest developments concerning Hungary’s new Pride ban law.
UPDATE 2
Fidesz comments
Commenting on Momentum’s act, the group leader of ruling Fidesz Máté Kocsis said in a post on Facebook that “the little bolsheviks of today financed from abroad” attempted to bloc the vote by lighting poisonous flares in an indoor space.” He noted that their lawmaker Gábor Bányai, who had hardly survived Covid, needed emergency medical care after Momentum’s action in the chamber. “What will come next, you, dumbheads, will you even set fire to the Parliament?”
Officially – we are NOW under a DICTATORSHIP.
What’s NEXT ???
Are we prepared to be SILENCED ???
Can imagine not well RECEIVED news in Brussels.
Can image throughout Europe and Globally – will be of ROBUST discussion.
DARK clouds that already cover Hungary, will DARKEN, the “nadir” of worsening times ahead of us TROUBLING.
Solidarity – in HOPE – this will increase numbers that bring about the DOWNFALL of this Orban – Fidesz Government that have SLAUGHTERED our country.
Victor claims to be a Christian, and yet continues to gay Bashir his own son? Anyone in their 30’s who grew up in Nudapest knows that Victor’s own son, qwho he keeps hiding away in places like Chad, is gay. We went to school with Gaspar knows this. Victor has made a mess of his own family yet wants to tell us how to raise ours. Come stand either your community Gaspar, be finally free of your Father’s obsesión with gay men!
Truth is Truth.
Please fellow commentators – contribute with Truth & Facts.
Orban, who I believe needs DISGRACING what I believe he and his Fidesz Government, there “toxic culture” there continuous “Heinous” abuse and disrespect , there LIES to the population of Hungary.
We have FACTS – that are TRUTH, the files GROW – that Truth is TRUTH – will will be victorious in BRING_DOWN – the DOWNFALL of the Orban led Fidesz Government.
Truth – they have SLAUGHTERED our country that the “nadir” of there Governance of us as a country of (16) sixteen years – what we have been DELIVERED by them that is NOTHING short of a cataclysmic DISASTER.
That’s TRUTH – supported by FACTS.
In the use of the Son of Orban, remember he has a Catholic Mother, in very constant “confession” or reconciliation – , with her Husbands “personal friend” and SUPPORTER being the Hungarian Cardinal of the Hungarian – the Holy Roman Catholic Church – Peter Erdo.
Maybe – the Cardinal ha ha – has had a “Private” session with Chad ???
Those in OPPOSITION to the Orban – MASSACURE – through his “Dogma” his Dystopia – truth is like a Lion, let it FREE and it can and WILL DEFEND it-self.
If Chad has been CLOSITED – HIDDEN by his “Heinous” Father, the present Prime Minister of Hungary – Victor Mihaly. Orban – knowing as we DO – through TRUTH & Facts – the HOMOPHOBIC attitude with totally unchristian practices of attachments – played out, continues to PLAY, like the CANCELLATION of the Pride LGBTQ March – the “laws” that will be used to fine and Jail individuals, we KNOW – in ALL of this “in his head” behaviour of Orban – is his being a DICTATOR.
Orban, in Europe, in the European Union – in the Global World of DEMOCRACY – the name Orban is referred to as the “Judas” of DEMOCRACY.
Truth is Truth and if Chad is GAY, don’t HANG him, he is a human being, but if DADDY, has locked him up kept him HIDDEN sleeping in the night in a “cell” of which there were many in the former Benedictine Monastery on Castle Hill, the residents of Mr & Mrs V. M. Orban – “pile” it on Orban – through his deceit, his LIES his FABRICATION – what he has been HIDING behind – knowing the sexuality of his Son.
If the so called Pride parades members had ANY pride, they would not walk the streets dressed like harlottes or naked to show their ugly bodies and ugly made up faces. They look like clowns with serious mental health issues who escaped from an asylum. At least that is what I have seen in photos in newspapers or on television news all over America & Canada. They are a disgrace and so are those parents who allow their children to not be protected from such obsenity.
At one time parades to push gay & lesbian rights onto the wider public were just colourful, ONE TIME….then the following year they were outrageous. Then with tht being overlooked, they became quite immodest, then immoral….now just obsence and pronographic How people who have sick sexual ideologies can be forced into public spaces without reprocutions is beyond me. I mean if men are jerking off or exposing themselves in parks where they have been practicing their alcoholism, they get picked up and jailed. And humiliated in their social circle and work places. YET because these people lable their gathering in ways like ‘parade’ or under the banner of ‘rightful assembly’ they can inflict gross nudity and cross dressing on anyone who happens to be enjoying a public space? The rights of less should never trump the rights of the many nor should common sence be put aside when common decency is at risk of being undermined and denied to society.
Orban and his supporters are living in another universe.
Prices in the markets are skyrocketing. People cannot buy food properly, beef just people with money can buy it.
There are real problems in the country.
But the priority and concern is “children needs to be protected”…
That’s true. They should be protected. No isolated from the shitty education which does not allow them to get good jobs in he future. They should be protected by allowing their parents providing good meals and eating properly during the day.
They should be protected BY HAVING THE GOVERNMENT NOT TAKING THEIR MONEY BY CORRUPTION AND DISGRACING THE NAME OF THEIR COUNTRY AROUND THE WORLD.
The old Hungary was big. Now is smaller than ever. Congrats Mr Orban, cabinet and supporters.
These marches used to be about visibility. Then they were about acceptance. Now they’re about indoctrination and domination.
I disagree with an outright ban, although I would support restrictions, especially as regards the attendees’ conduct.
The opposition’s behavior, however, was despicable. It shows what they really care about. They also polluted the chamber with their little smoke toys, which it’s the working-class janitors who’ll have to clean up after them.
Seriously @michaelsteiner. They are a minority. LGBTQ are never going to dominate. You don’t inhale some vapour, read a book or attend a presentation and “become gay”. If this is the case, we would have a real issue
The marches and other events are about acceptance, visibility and pride in who you are, as an individual. And knowing that, even though you are a minority, you are not alone. There are people genuinely struggle with their sexual identity. And are harassed, bullied and marginalized.
I know I have posted this video before, however, again, do take a listen and try to empathize?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88sARuFu-tc
Lastly – I do agree with you regarding the antics in the chamber. So the opposition is angry – find a more appropriate and effective way to react.
Re “we would have a real issue” – just think of the other applications!
Dr. Miriam Grossman : Turning children into lifelong patients
And another professional gives a deep look at the surgery, the personalities, the misunderstanings by people of themselves.
https://youtu.be/whvkEmLi9aQ?si=fTRjUddLwypkhDH1