BUDAPEST — Thousands of Hungarians protested in Budapest on Monday against a law expected to be approved by parliament Tuesday that would ban the “promotion” or “portrayal” of homosexuality or sex reassignment surgery.
The bill would effectively ban educational programs and publicity of LGBT groups, who have compared it to similar legislation in Russia.
Over 5,000 people rallied outside the Hungarian parliament in a demonstration which one of the organizers, Amnesty International, said “showed that many people in Hungary reject homophobia and transphobia and the government’s attempt to spread hatred”.
“Tomorrow, when MPs are casting their vote, they should remember that the…
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