EU court orders Hungary to allow children access to LGBT content

The European Union’s top court has ordered Hungary to allow children access to content related to LGBT themes.

The court clarified that the European Commission may file a new lawsuit against Hungary seeking sanctions if the country fails to comply with the ruling, Caliber.Az reports, citing the court's statement.

In 2021, Hungary introduced legislation aimed at strengthening the fight against pedophilia, which also restricted minors’ access to LGBT-related content.

The law banned audiovisual materials promoting gender identities different from a person’s sex assigned at birth, gender transition, or homosexuality.

The European Commission challenged the restrictions in court, describing them as “discrimination.”

It also stated that the legislation runs “contrary to the very identity of the Union.”

Separately, in June of last year, Budapest’s main police authority banned a planned Pride parade in the city centre.

Organisers had intended to hold the march along sections of the Grand Boulevard ring road and the Danube embankment, with attendance estimated in the tens of thousands.

However, the police did not approve the event, aligning with the Hungarian government’s position on LGBT issues.

By Bakhtiyar Abbasov