The conservative government of Hungary has issued a decree banning the display of LGBT flags on state institutions, including schools.
“The decision underscores the government’s full commitment to curbing LGBTQ propaganda targeting children—in kindergartens, schools, media, and public spaces,” Balázs Orbán, political adviser to the Hungarian PM said on X.
According to the decree, it is prohibited to display “symbols referring to or seeking to promote different sexual and gender orientations and the political movements representing them” on government and state-owned institutions, including the National Bank of Hungary.
The prime minister’s office called the decision “symbolic.”
The regulation comes on the heels of a law adopted by the Hungarian parliament in March which bans Pride parades and public events promoting LGBT identities—a measure intended to protect children from being influenced by harmful ideologies at an early age.
Liberals in Europe have been hysterical over the move, and EU institutions have threatened Hungary with punishment.In the latest such punishment by Brussels, the EU Court of Justice is clearing the way for another infringement case against Hungary over the country’s 2021 child protection law that prohibits the promotion of gender transition and homosexuality in primary schools and prime time TV.
