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News & Current Events Apr 21, 2026 at 11:23 AM

EU’s top court finds Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ+ law in breach of key values

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EU’s top court finds Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ+ law in breach of key values
the Guardian
EU’s top court finds Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ+ law in breach of key values
ECJ says law passed in 2021 is discriminatory and ‘contrary to the identity of the union’, in early test for new PM

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Fast-Satisfaction482 4 days ago +57
Did they wait until after the elections to publish their decision? Good move, lol.
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KoalaMandala 4 days ago +22
They've been sitting on it for 16 long years!! 😆😆
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El_McKell 4 days ago +4
Only 5 years since the law they ruled on was put in place, but I see your point
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rawkinghorse 3 days ago -5
It's very sad. EU has no control of member states
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martinsallai666 4 days ago +4
TL,DR from a Hungarian The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)—has ruled that Hungary’s so-called “Children Protection Law” violates the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, effectively rendering All of it void and requiring Hungary to bring its legal system into compliance without delay. (Mandated the destruction of the law itself) The law, often referred to as the “plastic foil law,” imposed multiple restrictions related to LGBT content and rights. These included requiring books with LGBT themes to be removed from bookstores or labeled as “explicit content” if sold online, and mandating that any books containing sexual or LGBT content be shrink-wrapped inside physical stores. Beyond publishing restrictions, the law also limited adoption rights for same-sex couples, restricted public gatherings related to LGBT issues, , and prevented transgender individuals from changing their gender markers on official identification. Cancelled LGBT awareness raising programs, TV programs & Shows that contained LGBT issues were moved to +18 rating, essentially sinking shows that had them. Schools were prohibited from Mentioning LGBT issues during sex education, and the Constitution was amended to say "The Mother is a Female, and the Father is a Male". This law was the one that got dunked on by Luxemburg, essentially forcing Hungarian justice System to comply and nuke it from existence
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Heizard 4 days ago -33
So what will be done? A stern letter of disapproval?
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Ashged 4 days ago +24
Conveniently Hungary just elected new leadership who'll 100% fix this. Good job EU for sitting on an issue for years, just to release their decision the moment they can be sure they don't have to enforce it.
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Pilvikas 4 days ago +2
Not really, new government wont fix a issue that will make them massively unpopular within hungary
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Ecstatic_Dirt852 3 days ago +1
They ran on a very strong pro eu stance and most people in Hungary don't care that much about lgbtq+ either way. So quietly repealing the law without loudly announcing it is what's probably gonna happen.
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Tribune_Aguila 4 days ago +5
Not give them funds till they act like an actual EU country
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