The 26th Budapest Pride Festival wound up on Saturday with a march organised with the slogan “Claim back your future!”. A number of counter-demonstrations took place at the same time. The march started at Madách Imre Square, in the centre of the Pest side of the city, and ended in a park in Tabán, on the other side of the river Danube on the Buda side.
Prior to the march, Ádám Csikós, one of the Budapest Pride organisers, said the LGBT community has been impacted by an
“unprecedented disenfranchisement”.
He stressed they would not allow themselves to be treated as “second-class citizens” and acknowledged the courage of all of the marchers. Before the march, the organisers said the event was intended to
“respond to the anxiety and apathy present in society”,
adding that “the best answer to this is community action”.
MTI/Szilárd Koszticsák
The organisers said the march is also a protest against the “homophobic propaganda law”, “the constitutional stigmatising of transgender people”, “the ban of legal conversion” and “homophobic, hateful public discourse”.
A giant rainbow flag as well as smaller ones were carried by marchers.
Banners of the opposition Socialist, DK, Parbeszed and Momentum parties could also be seen among the crowd.
At the end of the march, Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony said he joined the event because he cannot bear politics “that want to make people more and more wicked every day” and because he serves a Budapest that is “diverse” and “inclusive”. “I’m a heterosexual, I belong to the majority. But I know that belonging to the majority is not a privilege, it is not a power to be abused. It is the responsibility of the majority to ensure that everything that is a given for me is also a given for everybody else in this city and in this country,” he added.
As a Christian, Karácsony said he knows everybody is made in the image of the Creator.
“Although we’re not all the same, we are equal,” he said, adding that “as long as everyone isn’t free, nobody is free”.
A group of counter-demonstrators met the marchers at Fovam Square. Cordoned off from the marchers, the counter-demonstrators waved a “STOP LGBT” banner and chanted “Forbid it!” and “Dirty Pride!”.
Ahead of the march,
an organisation dubbed European Patriots United held a demonstration on the corner of Andrássy Boulevard and Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Street,
a busy intersection not far from the start of the Pride March. There, Tamás Gaudi-Nagy, the managing director of the National Legal Defence Service, said “globalist forces want to make a colony of the country of the Holy Crown” and “sexual deviants are their vanguard”.
Parttakers of the anti-Pride demonstration. Photo: MTI/Zoltán Balogh
János Volner, an independent lawmaker and the head of the Volner Party, urged everyone to participate in a referendum on child protection initiated by the government. He pressed them to support “the defence of healthy families” and oppose “LGBT propaganda”.
According to 444.hu, the organizers said that there were 30 thousand participants on the pride.
Source: MTI, 444.hu
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This demonstration – which I embrace support Fully – it’s RIGHT legally – under DEMOCRACY – and follows the message of “need” – to Respect, Love, Support and Share our Lives – by embracing understanding and practicing – TOLERANCE -accepting – that in human life – we ALL are Different.
We witness Factually in the number turn out of this demonstration – the growing mounting Society objection – citizens from “all stations in life” and sexuality – aggressively by numbers – Togetherness – highlighting to the present Prime Minister – Victor Orban and his Government – his Policies – WRONGNESS.
We are witnessing across the Political landscape in Hungary – rapid division and separation of citizens – our country – Emulating from – by the “lost” and WRONG – old world pre 1989 – not 21st century – Political – Ideas and Philosophy that continue to come out of the Victor Orban – Fidesz Party – that are clear in there message – that are or could be viewed – that we live and in the Future, if we PERMIT – live under a Dictatorship regime Political Ideology.
Tactic’s of – Bullying – the use of POWER – policies focused on the continuation to build and achieve extra POWER – that places Citizens “needs” – the Country’s “needs” – SECOND.
Hungary – prior to this “needed” march of MESSAGE – to Victor Orban and his Government – we as a country – by the passing of the law on June 15th – Hungary – we are under a massive global microscope.
The world in number – POWER Country’s – that WE – Hungary – need – have expressed objection – not just to the June 15th law – but to Hungary’s image and on-going rebellious attitude to ALL things of the European Union.
Political Spin – and Propaganda – we are being Saturated presently in Hungary out of the Fidesz Party.
National Voting – May 2022 – peoples RIGHT to Vote.
The Power – given to US – through our Vote to VOICE and Make CHANGE.
We through our VOTE – we HOLD in our Hands – the FUTURE of Hungary.
Post 1989 – the National Elections of May 2022 – these up-coming National Elections – are the most pivotal and futuristic National Elections to be held from the past of Communistic Law in Hungary – 1989 & prior.
Democracy – the Rights it Gives to us – a VOICE – or do we want – a Power driven “veiled” Conservative Government – fragmenting – dividing – splitting apart – re-designing – re-shaping – DEMOCRACY – to its own Catechism ???
POWER to the People – through Democracy – United, Respectful, Supportive Sharing and Caring – that displays – Tolerance acceptance of the indifferences of Humanity – sexuality, religion and “other” – this possible should be the Future of Hungary.
We must not Allow that we are Governed by a form of Government – that rules through abuse of it’s POWER – by an Iron Fist – nor the use of Hammer for Political purposes to make change – nor a Sickle – to chip, mold, form and design – it’s Political Agenda’s.
United we MUST be – or by Division – dismissing uniformity – we could Perish.
The finding of a “middle ground” in the citizenship – 9.6 million Hungarians – we must seek and find it for our FUTURE.
Yes Caritas, tolerance and acceptance, and democratic right to protest. Love, support and respect. Unfortunately politics can be an ugly world. Sadly some young Hungarians are looking to leave their homeland because of they way they see things going. Young people who would have been the future of this country.
As a reporter said yesterday, the election campaign has started, the rabble rousers make appearances and he’s trying to reach those in more rural areas who he hopes are less educated. These are not my words, but from outside news agencies. He needs a negative distraction, a group to focus on, migrants, Roma and now LGBT.
Not very Christian is it.
We wish to live in a modern era Hungary – the promises of post 1989 – in tune aligned if needed modified to our culture and life-style – with the global movements – progressive – of the 21st century.
The brand name of Hungary – is being – SMASHED – globally – by this present Government – dividing and splitting the citizens our Country.
A progressive accelerated Political agenda movement – by this present Government – see’s us having rapidly taken from us – removed from us – that under Democracy is a Right of People to have a VOICE – express Opinions – that is a Freedom of Human Right under Democracy.
Dictatorial Political Ideology – and Philosophy of Governmental style – being witnessed on-going in Hungary – if permitted to continue, will devastate Hungary.
Friends – Allies – who with any real creditable History are they – remaining – in a meaningful role for the future of Hungary – that don’t display nor have a Hidden agenda – that if we FALL or Fall over as a country – that they will swoop take over and pick up the pieces – the MESS – and be our new Rulers ???
The fragility – grave un-certainty that is Hungary at this present time – our FUTURE – fighting the wars of Political attacks being aimed at us, from all corners of the GLOBE – is CHILLING.
We wish to live in a modern era Hungary – the promises of post 1989 – in tune aligned if needed modified to our culture and life-style – with the global movements – progressive – of the 21st century.
The brand name of Hungary – is being – SMASHED – globally – by this present Government – dividing and splitting the citizens our Country.
A progressive accelerated Political agenda movement – by this present Government – see’s us having rapidly taken from us – removed from us – that under Democracy is a Right of People to have a VOICE – express Opinions – that is a Freedom of Human Right under Democracy.
Dictatorial Political Ideology – and Philosophy of Governmental style – being witnessed on-going in Hungary – if permitted to continue, will devastate Hungary.
Friends – Allies – who with any real creditable History are they – remaining – in a meaningful role for the future of Hungary – that don’t display nor have a Hidden agenda – that if we FALL or Fall over as a country – that they will swoop take over and pick up the pieces – the MESS – and be our new Rulers ???
The fragility – grave un-certainty that is Hungary at this present time – our FUTURE – fighting the wars of Political attacks being aimed at us, from all corners of the GLOBE – is CHILLING.
The Mayor of Budapest is a shining example of a good and tolerant person. Well done to all the freedom marchers for upholding the right to live in a fair and tolerant society where Human Rights are respected.
Where is the oppression of the LGBT members? This parade certainly is a fact that adults’ decision of different life style is respected. All the nonsense that has been written about the child protection law makes liers of all members of the western and leftist Hungarian media.
Notice how poorly dressed all the homophobes are? Strange how a people who spent so much of their lives in a closet can’t seem to dress well.
Maria: sees that two people with her sexual orientation can kiss in a tv show before the watershed while two people of a different sexual orientation can’t. Sees that trans people can’t change their gender on IDs thereby forcing them to out themselves any time they use their ID, risking their lives in the process. Sees that the government would rather let kids age out of an orphanage and end up homeless than be adopted by a gay couple. Sees that she can marry the man she loves while I have to ‘civil union’ mine. Sees that gay people can’t freely display their pride lest they be assaulted in their own apartments. Sees that hate crimes happen daily against LGBTQ+ Hungarian.
Also Maria: where’s the oppression? I just don’t see it
Nice one Rosa, couldn’t agree more. Shame about MVT bigoted comment again.
Sadly Maria Von Theresa is one of the brainwashed, always ready with her small minded views. She maintains children can’t be taught as their brains don’t develop properly until their 20s. Actually research suggests brains aren’t fully mature until people are well into their 30s and 40s, so what does she suggest now. Picks and chooses what she preaches, blaming the West, blaming the left. It gets boring.
The Left has for decades now sought to create division in all European countries to further their own evil political agenda. The Left has divided the world into men against woman, black against white, gay against Straight, Christian against Muslim, EU against the Nation State etc. Not a single one of these fights has been started by the Right.
Virtually all the political violence is done by the Left.
Bruce where is your evidence? I understand the point you are trying to make but don’t give the left credit for what we have worked so hard for. The right creates division and we should celebrate that!