Hungarians speak out on anti-LGBT+ law as EU pushes for its repeal


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  • Thursday, 08 Jul 2021

FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators protest against Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and the latest anti-LGBTQ law in Budapest, Hungary, June 14, 2021. REUTERS/Marton Monus

BRUSSELS (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A Hungarian law banning the promotion of homosexuality in schools came into force on Thursday, as the European Parliament voted to use its legal and economic muscle to pressure the east European nation to repeal the legislation.

The Thomson Reuters Foundation spoke to four people from Hungary's LGBT+ community about the impact of the ban:

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