DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Protesters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Protesters</span></a> rally for the fourth week against <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Hungary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hungary</span></a>’s law banning <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pride" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pride</span></a> events</p><p>The legislation, which prohibits events depicting homosexuality to those under age 18, has drawn comparisons to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a>’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiLGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiLGBTQ</span></a> policies.</p><p>By The Associated Press<br>April 9, 2025, 1:58 PM EDT </p><p>BUDAPEST, Hungary — "Thousands of protesters rallied for the fourth week in Hungary’s capital on Tuesday, denouncing a new law passed by populist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s nationalist government banning LGBTQ Pride events.</p><p>"The legislation, fast-tracked through parliament in March, prohibits events depicting <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/homosexuality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homosexuality</span></a> to those under the age of 18 and has drawn comparisons to Russia’s anti-LGBTQ policies. It comes as Orbán’s administration is increasingly accused of democratic backsliding ahead of national elections next year.</p><p>"The weekly protests in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Budapest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Budapest</span></a> have persisted, and on Tuesday, demonstrators filled the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Erzs%C3%A9betBridge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ErzsébetBridge</span></a> over the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Danube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Danube</span></a>, demanding the withdrawal of the law. Some planned to remain on the bridge throughout the night and said there were plans to shut down all five central Danube bridges.</p><p>No violence was immediately reported.</p><p>"The law makes it an offense to hold or attend events such as Pride, which some legal experts and human rights groups say is <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Orb%C3%A1n" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Orbán</span></a>’s latest crackdown on Hungary’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> community and an arbitrary restriction on the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToAssembly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightToAssembly</span></a>."</p><p><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/protesters-rally-fourth-week-hungarys-law-banning-lgbtq-pride-events-rcna200470" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/p</span><span class="invisible">rotesters-rally-fourth-week-hungarys-law-banning-lgbtq-pride-events-rcna200470</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiLGBTLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiLGBTLaws</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightToProtest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiProtestLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiProtestLaws</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PrideParades" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrideParades</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HungarianLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HungarianLaws</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ACAB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ACAB</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalizingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalizingProtest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a></p>