Hungarys government submits bill to ban Budapest Pride event

Hungary’s ruling coalition is continuing its crackdown on the country’s LGBTQ+ community, as members submitted a bill to parliament that would ban the popular Budapest Pride event and allow authorities to use facial recognition software to identify people attending. The bill, presented on Monday, is almost certain to pass as the coalition has a two-thirds majority in parliament. It would make it an offence to hold or attend events that violate Hungary’s contentious “child protection” legislation, which prohibits the “depiction or promotion” of homosexuality to under-18s. Attending a prohibited event would carry fines of up to 200,000 Hungarian forints (£420)

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