Facebook Twitter Pinterest A Pride parade in Lublin, eastern Poland, which was harassed by anti-LGBT disrupters. But in recent months the ruling Fidesz party of the far-right prime minister, Viktor Orbán, has begun what appears to be a coordinated homophobic campaign. Photograph: Attila Kisbenedek/AFP/Getty ImagesThe LGBT community could provide a useful new target for Orbán after several years of relentless messaging about the dangers of migration from the Middle East and Africa. The increased homophobia has prompted solidarity and fightback among the LGBT community and more liberal-minded central Europeans. In Hungary, parts of the LGBT community feel the new messaging requires a strong response.

Source: The Guardian October 25, 2019 03:56 UTC