Hungary's LGBTQ+ community reels under Orban's laws, Pride ban


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  • Thursday, 26 Jun 2025

Vivien "Vivi" Winkler, 27, kisses Laura "Lau" Toth, 37, at a demonstration against the banning of the annual Pride march and curbing the rights of assembly in Budapest, Hungary, April 1, 2025. Winkler and Toth have attended Pride marches before but said this year's will be especially important. REUTERS/Marton Monus

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BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Lau and Vivi, a young lesbian couple in Hungary, often hold hands walking through Budapest's streets. However, Lau has started to have troubling second thoughts about this show of affection since the government ramped up its anti-LGBTQ+ campaign.

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