EU countries set to express concern about Hungary legislation targeting LGBTQ+ people, draft shows


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  • Tuesday, 27 May 2025

FILE PHOTO: A general view of the Hungarian parliament as it votes on a bill that would ban the Pride march by LGBTQ communities and impose fines on organizers and people attending the event in Budapest, Hungary, March 18, 2025. REUTERS/Marton Monus/File Photo

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -More than a dozen European countries are expected to issue a declaration saying they are "deeply concerned" about Hungarian legislation targeting LGBTQ+ people, according to a draft seen by Reuters on Monday.

Hungary’s parliament passed legislation in March to ban the annual Pride march there and allow police to use facial recognition cameras to identify people who attend. It also approved changes in April which enshrine in the constitution that Hungary recognises only two sexes, male and female.

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