Posted on 04/26/2026 10:25:00 AM PDT by Angelino97
The European Court of Justice has ruled that Hungary’s amended Child Protection Law violates EU law and discriminates against gay and transgender people.
It is the first time the court has found that an EU member state breached the fundamental values set out in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. The law was pushed by Viktor Orbán in a referendum coinciding with a general election vote.
At the time, the law faced accusations that it unfairly criminalised gay men as pedophiles.
The ruling on Tuesday comes nine days after Hungary’s parliamentary elections, in which the opposition Tisza Party defeated Orbán’s Fidesz party.
Hungary amended its child protection law in 2021, saying the changes were needed to protect minors from sexual abuse. The law banned the depiction or promotion of homosexuality and gender reassignment.
As a result, Hungarian media outlets and publishers were required to remove TV series, films and books that portrayed homosexuality.
The court said the legislation “stigmatises and marginalises non-cisgender people, including transgender people,” and noted that the law’s title links them with people convicted of paedophilia. According to the court, this association increases stigma and may encourage hostile behaviour.
All 27 judges took part in the ruling.
The court found that Hungary had violated several rights under the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and ordered the country to repeal the law immediately.
It said the amendments seriously interfere with key rights, including protection from discrimination based on sex or sexual orientation, respect for private and family life, and freedom of expression and information.
The court also ruled that the law breaches EU rules on the free provision of services.
During the hearing, Hungary argued that the measures were necessary to protect children and preserve national identity.
In 2025, Hungarian authorities banned Budapest Pride under the same law, saying the event could harm minors. Organisers went ahead with the march despite the ban, and it drew hundreds of thousands of participants.
The outgoing Hungarian government had not responded to the ruling at the time of publication.
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but the EU has no core values
And Magyar will say, “Ok!”
The EUSSR is marking its turf!
The sooner the cancellation of all things EU, the sooner will come the return to civilization.
So they’re going to try to get groomers back in schools.
How long until they insist Hungary accept hordes of Rapefugees?
The EUSSR is marking its turf!
“Because it’s all our turf!”
The EU is a load of crap.
Hey EU Court..... piss off!
Ah, an early test for the incoming Hungarian prime minister, Péter Magyar.
My concern: I get that Péter Magyar is a conservative. So Magyar will give the EU just a little of what it wants. Then just a little bit more later.
Then the next thing you know…
So the EU is admitting child protection laws discriminate against pervert alphabet members.
“And Magyar will say, “Ok!””
According to what I’ve read, there’s not a lot of light between the social views of the last leadership and the present one. Also, none of the judges involved will be changed out. I predict the law, which sounds very reasonable, will stay in place.
Money changes everything.
Whose “core Values” are being violated? Certainly not mine. But then again, I’m not Eurotrash.
“EU Court rules Orbán’s anti LGBTQ+ law breaches core values, calls on Budapest to cancel it”
That’s some “core values” you’ve got there, EU.
East bloc countries are “required” to accept rapefugees currently. However. They don’t shower them with generous welfare benefits so they move on to other countries like Germany and Austria. When I lived in Poland they were lucky to get a cot in a cold warehouse so they just kept on going to Germany. They were definitely made to know they were not welcome and were being watched. Not a single “rapefugees welcome” signs anywhere.
Most of us here believe Magyar is a EU/Soros stooge. What he does with this will be the tell.
Hungary's incoming PM: We will arrest Netanyahu if he visits
Hungary’s Prime Minister-elect Peter Magyar says his government will arrest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he enters Hungarian territory while subject to an ICC arrest warrant.
Now one may argue that Hungary's position vis-à-vis Israel does not affect the country's social policies, and that Magyar does this to help Hungary to release its EU funds. Unfortunately, I think this is just the first of many times Magyar will show that he is not strong enough to stand up for Hungary against the EU.
I hope I'm wrong, but I don't think I am.
Or, just maybe, people are leery of the fact that the Usual Suspects were celebrating Magyar's victory: Obama, EU bureaucrats from Brussells, the typical "This was a victory for democracy!" crowd...
Time will tell if Magyar is up to the task.
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