JRL CHARTS delivers in-depth coverage of Viktor Orbán, Hungary’s right-wing prime minister known for his anti-LGBTQ+ policies, Pride event bans, and rising opposition.
Explore the latest headlines from LGBT Politics Europe and track the resistance movement challenging Orbán’s controversial crackdown on civil rights.
Related Links on JRL CHARTS:
By: Keith Witchka, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS – LGBT Politics Europe WASHINGTON, D.C. — (June 29, 2025) — While Pride Day celebrations lit up cities across the world, the United States government remained notably silent on an international declaration defending LGBTQI rights—despite growing global concern over rising anti-LGBTQ sentiment. Related Links on JRL CHARTS: [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS - LGBT Politics Europe BUDAPEST, HUNGARY — (June 28, 2025) — Tens of thousands flooded the streets of Budapest in a powerful act of defiance against Hungary’s Pride ban, in what became the largest LGBTQ+ rights protest in the country’s history. Related Links on JRL CHARTS: German [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS - LGBT Politics Europe BRUSSELS — (June 11, 2025) — In a scathing legal rebuke, a top adviser to the European Union’s highest court declared that Hungary’s 2021 anti-LGBTQ+ law directly violates EU law and undermines fundamental democratic principles. The opinion, issued Thursday by Advocate General Tamara [...]
BUDAPEST — (08-06-21) — Hungary continued its anti-LGBT campaign on Friday when they ordered shops to sell children's books seen as promoting homosexuality, in "closed wrapping", This action has Prime Minister Viktor Orban on a collision course the EU and human rights groups worldwide. The decree also included books promoting gender change and containing "explicit" [...]
EUROPE — (07-21-21) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced on Wednesday that his government will be holding a referendum on its controversial anti-LGBT law. Prime Minster Orban made the announcement during a live video on his official Facebook page on Wednesday. The controversial anti-LGBT law officially called the Children Protection Act, claims to safeguard [...]