Hungary government submits Bill to roll back Orban-era anti-LGBTQ+ rules

The Straits Times · collected 2026-09-15 · by The Straits Times
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Hungary’s new government submitted a bill to Parliament on September 14 aimed at reversing anti-LGBTQ+ laws enacted during Viktor Orban’s tenure, which restricted the promotion of homosexuality and gender identity issues in media content accessible to under-18s. The proposed legislation would instead protect children from harmful materials by focusing on pornographic or age-inappropriate sexual content and child exploitation. Prime Minister Peter Magyar’s administration plans to also amend adoption laws that had barred same-sex couples, reflecting a shift towards repairing Hungary’s relationship with the European Union and addressing human rights concerns.
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Protection centres on pornographic and age-inappropriate sexual content, the sexual exploitation and abuse of children, sexual solicitation and manipulation, as well as other content that severely harms children’s physical, intellectual, emotional, or moral development,” the legislation says.
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🔮 Hungary’s government submitted a Bill to Parliament late on Sept 14 that would remove anti-LGBTQ+ rules prohibiting the “promotion of homosexuality” to under-18s implemented by Viktor Orban’s former nationalist government.
2026-09-15 · The Straits Times
Hungary government submits Bill to roll back Orban-era anti-LGBTQ+ rules · assertive framing

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Hungary government submits Bill to roll back Orban-era anti-LGBTQ+ rules AI generated asserted
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Hungary’s government submitted a Bill to Parliament late on Sept 14 that would remove anti-LGBTQ+ rules prohibiting the “promotion of homosexuality” to under-18s implemented by Viktor Orban’s former nationalist government. asserted
that → submit → government
Orban’s government, which was ousted after 16 years in an election in April, promoted a Christian-conservative agenda and in 2021 banned the “display and promotion of homosexuality” and gender change in media content accessible by under-18s. asserted
which → oust → under-18s
Orban said the anti-LGBTQ+ laws were to protect children, but the restriuctions attracted strong criticism from rights groups and the European Union. Hungary’s new Justice Minister Marta Gorog said in May that Hungary would need to revise legislation restricting access to LGBTQ+ content after the EU’s top court ruled in April that the restrictions breached EU law and contributed to the stigmatisation and marginalisation of gay and transgender people. uncertain
restrictions → say → people
Prime Minister Peter Magyar, who swept to power in April, has pledged to repair ties with the EU. asserted
who → sweep → EU
Putting Hungary back into the EU’s mainstream also requires addressing concerns over democratic standards and minority rights. asserted
Putting → put → standards
The draft Bill would ban materials that can “seriously impair the child’s physical, intellectual, emotional or moral development”. asserted
that → ban → development
“The proposal focuses on the actual dangers facing children. asserted
proposal → focus → children
Protection centres on pornographic and age-inappropriate sexual content, the sexual exploitation and abuse of children, sexual solicitation and manipulation, as well as other content that severely harms children’s physical, intellectual, emotional, or moral development,” the legislation says. asserted
legislation → centre → development
Magyar said on Sept 12 that his government would also change rules that had effectively banned gay adoption. asserted
that → say → adoption
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