# Hungary bans portrayal of homosexuality to minors

Date: 2021

In June 2021 Parliament adopted a ‘child protection’ statute banning portrayal of homosexuality or gender change to minors in education and some media. The Commission opened infringement and later linked recovery funds. It is a completed speech-and-education statute.

Hungary’s 2021 legislation restricted the presentation or promotion of homosexuality and gender transition to minors and became the subject of European legal action. The event is primarily a minority-rights restriction. [Viktor Orbán](/people/mig-actor-viktor-orban)’s responsibility is political and governmental through the legislation advanced by his governing majority, not personal authorship of every enforcement decision.

## People

- Viktor Orbán: https://factrail.ai/people/viktor-orban

## Drivers

- Illiberal state capture in Hungary: https://factrail.ai/drivers/orban-illiberal-state-capture
- Protection of Minority Rights: https://factrail.ai/drivers/protection-of-minority-rights

## Sources

- https://www.coe.int/en/web/venice-commission/-/cdl-ad-2021-050-e
- https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/hungary-lgbt-law-prompts-eu-legal-action-2021-07-15/
- https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/policies/justice-and-fundamental-rights/combatting-discrimination/lesbian-gay-bi-trans-and-intersex-equality/eu-actions-lgbtiq-equality_en

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/hu-child-protection-law-2021