DEFIANTLY PROUD
DEFIANTLY PROUD: Tens of thousands gathered for the Budapest Pride march last week, defying Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban's legal threats against LGBTQ rights activists.
Organisers estimated that a record 200 000 people may have taken part despite mounting pressure from nationalist conservative politicians and police to stop any display of pro-LGBTQ material.
The police issued a ban in line with a new "child protection" law restricting gatherings considered to be promoting homosexuality.
Orban downplayed the possibility of violent clashes between police and participants, but warned of potential legal repercussions for attendees.
Photo: János Kummer
Organisers estimated that a record 200 000 people may have taken part despite mounting pressure from nationalist conservative politicians and police to stop any display of pro-LGBTQ material.
The police issued a ban in line with a new "child protection" law restricting gatherings considered to be promoting homosexuality.
Orban downplayed the possibility of violent clashes between police and participants, but warned of potential legal repercussions for attendees.
Photo: János Kummer
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