MTV show offers beacon of hope for Hungary's harassed LGBTQ community

Drag queen Elona Musk performs during the reopening of a LGBTQ bar in Budapest, Hungary, November 5, 2021. Picture taken November 5, 2021. REUTERS/Marton Monus

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hostility towards homosexuals and transsexuals has increased in Hungary since the government passed a law that critics have labelled anti-gay, say patrons and performers at Budapest's leading LGBTQ bar.

But a high-profile gesture of solidarity with that community from broadcaster MTV, in confirming after the law came into effect in July that it would hold its Europe Music Awards in the city on Sunday, offers some hope.