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Hungarian police questions Budapest mayor over role in Pride march

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Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his party have insisted Pride, a celebration of LGBTQ+ visibility and struggle for equal rights, is a violation of children’s rights to moral and spiritual development.

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  • Budapest Mayor Gergely Korácsonyi was questioned by police over his alleged role in organizing the Pride march.
  • The Hungarian government and Prime Minister Viktor Orban had sought to ban the march. 10s
  • Hundreds of thousands attended the Pride march despite the attempted ban. 15s
  • Korácsonyi refused to answer police questions and was formally accused of organizing a banned event. 43s
  • A constitutional amendment in Hungary now declares LGBTQ+ events as violations of children's rights. 1m 0s
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