PARIS — An LGBT Pride march drew thousands of people to the streets of Paris on Saturday, with many using the first event of its kind since the coronavirus pandemic to denounce the situation in Hungary.
Marchers, who chanted slogans such as “Gay rights are human rights!”, made their way in a joyful atmosphere from Pantin on the outskirts of Paris to Place de la Republique on the city’s Right Bank, amid rainbow flags and colourful placards.
Asked about the situation in Hungary, where a new law bans the distribution of material in schools deemed to promote homosexuality or gender change, one marcher said it was unacceptable.
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