Prime Minister Viktor Orbán banned the LGBT Pride march in Hungary.

The government of Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced on Thursday that the Budapest LGBTQ+ Pride parade "will not take place publicly" this year. This official statement was released after several days of speculation about the meaning of the Hungarian Prime Minister's remarks, who in a speech last weekend suggested to the event organizers "not to bother preparing their march for this year" because "it would be a waste of time and money". Regarding whether this implied a ban, Gergely Gulyás, the minister in charge of Orbán's office, confirmed on Thursday that it was indeed a restriction for the parade not to take place in public spaces, under the "child protection" law.

There will be no Pride parade in the public form we have known in recent decadesWe believe the country should not allow the Pride parade to take place in the city centerchildren's right to physical, mental, and moral development is irrevocablepedophilic behaviorThis should be decided by the court or the police, if necessaryI don't know if only a constitutional amendment is needed or if other laws should also be changed, but as we said, Pride in its current form will not take place would not mean a deprivation of rightsif there is a conflict between essential rights, it must be solvedIt's a matter of common senseA family parent usually doesn't approach the Pride parade, they simply avoid that area of the city