Protest to be held in London this weekend against Budapest Pride ban

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A protest will take place in London tomorrow (20 June) in solidarity with the Hungarian LGBTQ+ community, following the Hungarian government’s ban on Budapest Pride, announced on Thursday (19 June).

Under the name Solidarity Pride, the rally has been organised by the Peter Tatchell Foundation, a UK-based human rights group.

It will be held at 1pm outside the Hungarian Embassy in London and will feature speeches from both UK and Hungarian activists, including veteran campaigner Peter Tatchell himself.

The protest follows a sweeping amendment to Hungary’s constitution in April which bans all public events by LGBTQ+ communities.

The ruling Fidesz-KDNP coalition, led by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, passed the amendment by a two-thirds majority, citing the protection of “children’s rights” as justification. The law also authorises the

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