Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban told Pride organizers in late February not to bother preparing for the parade, with parliament then passing a bill banning such events. The organizers decided to rebel. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/07/world/society/budapest-pride-organizers-orban/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #society #budapest #viktororban #lgbtq #europe #eu #discrimination
Jeff Sikes 🍎
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Hungary has banned anything that “promotes homosexuality,” which essentially means Pride. Today over 500,000 people in Budapest turned up for a Pride march and told the government to: 'Fuck off!'.
Arial shot of huge crowds in Budapest.
More huge crowds at the start of the bridge.
A huge crowd in Budapest today crossing a bridge a past of a Pride parade.
Alex Akselrod
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Achievement unlocked: Got to #Budapest#Pride by bike without GPS. 
Friends who were in contact with organizers say there were about 400.000 people. I'll write about it tomorrow, right now I'm exhausted as heck.
Oh and some fascists tried to block the bridge we wanted to march on. They had about two dozen people. 
Hell, even if the cops tried to shut it down (and many of them seemed to be enjoying the parade just like everyone else), I doubt they could take 400.000 people.
Trying to ban Pride in #Hungary was the biggest mistake #Orban made in a while.
Luca Sironi
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So, yesterday I was at the #budapest #pride with my wife and some friends.
There was a pretty substantial participation, which is good, but wow, the Hungarian protest muscles are atrophied: no chanting, few posters, few people dancing.
FFS, when I was 15 we occupied the town hall to protest something I can't even remember.
Still, like all muscles, it improves with exercise.
PersonalEscrito
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Crowds gather for #Budapest #Pride march despite #Orbán ’s threat of ‘legal consequences’ – Europe live
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jun/28/europe-latest-news-budapest-pride-march-hungary-orban-ukraine-russia-updates
> Organisers of Budapest Pride said the government was attempting to restrict peaceful protests by targeting them
Meanwhile, #Orbán is suffering from the Streisand effect.
joene 🏴🍉
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Lafbek. En typisch #VVD, principes zijn alleen bedoeld om campagne mee te kunnen voeren.
https://nos.nl/artikel/2572816-staatssecretaris-paul-loopt-niet-mee-in-budapest-pride-lhbti-organisaties-boos#Budapest#Pride 🏳️🌈