A majority of the leaders insisted that discrimination must not be tolerated in the 27-nation bloc and told Viktor Orban that the new Hungarian law goes against the EU’s fundamental values.
Hosting the summit in Brussels, European Council president Charles Michel recalled that values such as freedom, tolerance and human dignity are at the heart of the EU, said another diplomat with direct knowledge of the discussions.The law was signed Wednesday by Hungarian president Janos Ader after Hungary’s parliament passed the bill last week. It prohibits sharing content on homosexuality or sex reassignment to people under 18 in school sex education programs, films or advertisements.
“It’s not about homosexuality, it’s about the kids and the parents,” Orban said. “I am defending the rights of homosexual guys but this law is not about them.”The issue has turned a harsh spotlight on the EU’s inability to rein in the “illiberal democracies” among its ranks like Hungary and Poland, whose deeply conservative, nationalist and anti-migrant governments have flouted the bloc’s democratic standards and values for years.
In coordinated messages on Twitter, several EU leaders wrote that “hate, intolerance and discrimination have no place in our Union. That’s why, today and every day, we stand for diversity and LGBTI equality so that our future generations can grow up in a Europe of equality and respect.” Hungary was not mentioned by name, but many of the same leaders signed a letter earlier this week backed by 17 countries calling on von der Leyen’s commission, which watches over the respect of EU laws, to take the government in Budapest to the European Court of Justice over the bill.
People don't realise how lucky we are in Western countries, many people in other countries have tyrants as rulers who do nothing for them they lack the basic human rights we take granted for yet that doesn't get any attention because it doesn't affect us sad the world we live in
Hey it must be some frames for lgbt out on the tales, as for everything — borders!
Nothing to do with human rights of homosexuals. Everything to do human rights of a child not to be programmed sexually at an early age. Yes there are homosexuals.. but they don’t need to be in front of adults and children promoting themselves every day. Bad guy pretend good
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there is nothing normal about transgender persons, so why 'the push' for an equal association, isn't recognition and acceptance enough? next Gays and Transgenders will want 'right of approach' and God forbid, solicitation of our children under some corrupt justification, God!
A gay man once said growing up among “straights” didn’t change his gayness. I think teaching children about LGBT will not change what nature made them. If they’re gay they’ll stay gay, if they’re straight they’ll stay straight or whatever they are. Conversion therapy is a hoax.
We stand with Hungary against EU, which is constantly on the wrong side of history.
European nations did not design EU for LGBT or Zionism or Islamism or barbaric bankers' mixing-melting pot but only for their anthropological & continental commonality in the future, when China & over populating world become threatening forces. Domestic & natural laws remain.
They're scared; HR1 DOA. They're in turmoil (i.e.- Kendi talking 2 Joy Reed n 180 degree contradicting what he said 2 her 2wks b4). President insinuating he'd unchain WMDs by saying we'd need 'F-15s+Nukes' to fight tyrannical govt, but AR-15s r 2 lethal 2 own? Echos Kendi+Joy huh
Go Hungary! Leave the children alone.
Who defends human normal right?
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