Hungarian Anti-LGBTQ+ Law is a Political Tactic for Orbán

Abstract

The Hungarian parliament recently passed the “paedophilia law” – as it is called by government sources – claiming to install stricter action against offenders of paedophilia. But the law, a crackdown on LGBTQ+ rights in the country, is really the latest political tool for Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to consolidate support ahead of a major election. A series of homophobic amendments made by Orbán’s government a week before the vote have prompted waves of protests by LGBTQ+ people in Hungary...