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Hungary’s opposition to protest anti-LGBTQ+ amendments despite gov’t ban

The Hungarian parliament approved anti-LGBTQ+ legislation on Monday.

The annual Pride march in Budapest will mark its 30th anniversary this year. Photo: Balint Szentgallay/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Hungarian NGOs blast government plans to ban annual Pride march

Hungary’s government has come under fire from NGOs and human rights activists for proposing to ban the annual Pride march in Budapest.

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Hate speech by Europe’s leaders helps drive record violence against LGBTI people, report finds

Hate crimes against LGBTI people in Europe and Central Asia have reached record levels in 2024, an NGO report published on Tuesday found.

Left-to-right: Dmitry Medvedev, former president of Russia responsible for establishing Roskomnadzor; Brokeback Mountain film poster; Russian President Vladimir Putin. Photos: PAP/EPA/EKATERINA SHTUKINA / SPUTNIK / GOVERNMENT PRESS SERVICE POOL MANDATORY CREDIT; BLT Communications, LLC, via impawards.com; PAP/ EPA/VYACHESLAV PROKOFYEV/SPUTNIK/KREMLIN POOL MANDATORY CREDIT

Russia imposes complete ban on gay cowboy film Brokeback Mountain

Russia has imposed an outright ban on the 2005 award-winning film Brokeback Mountain, by making it impossible to even download pirated versions of the film.