Hungary Repeals 2021 Ban on Gay and Transgender Portrayals

Hungary’s parliament voted Tuesday to repeal parts of its child-protection laws that restricted depictions of gay and transgender people. The 2021 ban, introduced under then-Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, prohibited “portrayal or promotion of homosexuality or transgenderism.” Prime Minister Péter Magyar’s Tisza party used its two-thirds majority to pass the change despite opposition from Fidesz.