A total of 15 European Union countries have joined a legal case against Hungary's Child Protection Law, widely criticized as being anti-LGBT. Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Austria, Ireland, Denmark, Malta, Spain, Sweden, Finland, Slovenia, France, Germany, and Greece, together with the European Parliament, will act as third parties in the lawsuit filed last year by the European Commission. The deadline to join the case ended on April 6th.
The Hungarian law, approved in June 2021, contains one provision that prohibits or heavily restricts depictions of homosexuality and gender reassignment in media content and educational material addressed to audiences under 18 years of age.
This triggered a political backlash, with countries signing joint letters and prime ministers openly voicing their discontent with their Hungarian counterpart, Viktor Orbán.
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said that if Hungary moved ahead with the plans "as far as I am concerned, then there is nothing left for them in the EU".
The European Commission, which oversees the compatibility of national law with EU rules, asked Hungary to explain why the ban on LGBTQ+ content was necessary to achieve the law's main objectives.
Unconvinced by Budapest's reasoning, the EU executive launched an infringement procedure, arguing the legislation infringed upon fundamental rights and several regulations of the single market.
The World Is Closing In On Anti-LGBTQ+ Hungary As 15 EU Countries Join Lawsuit
- Amy Mcgrotty
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