Tuesday, April 21st saw the Court of Justice of the European Union rule that Hungary’s child protection legislation concerning ‘LGBTQ’ content is inconsistent with EU law.
Hungary’s legislative crackdown on transgender and homosexual representation, especially in schools, is in breach of a series of EU laws and, according to the Court in a press release,
constitutes a particularly serious interference with several fundamental rights.
It sided with the infringement procedure originally lodged by the European Commission.
The case focuses on the 2021 law regarding the regulation of content depicting homosexuality or gender transition in media accessible to children. In contrast to the incoming Hungarian government, the previous administration maintained that the measures were introduced to enhance child protection—coinciding with the implementation of the EU’s Audiovisual Media Services Directive.
